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About Hankasara Village

Hankasara is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 456 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hankasara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hankasara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723215
Area (hectares) 162.31 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 456
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hankasara compares

By the 2011 count Hankasara is the 51st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 162.31 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Hankasara

Hankasara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hankasara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghatketia, Gobindapur, Gosaindi and Guridi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hankasara

As per the Census of India 2011, Hankasara village had a population of 906. That makes it the 51st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Hankasara village has 456 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hankasara has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Hankasara is 723215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hankasara covers 162.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hankasara falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hankasara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hankasara.

Hankasara is in Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hankasara today is likely to be higher.

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