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About Hathimuri Village

Hathimuri is a mid sized village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,361, made up of 668 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathimuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathimuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 302.16 hectares
Population 1,361
Male Population 668
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hathimuri compares

By the 2011 count Hathimuri is the 29th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 302.16 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Hathimuri

The census records public bus service for Hathimuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hathimuri from other places

Hathimuri lies about 51 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Muri Junction, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hathimuri
Nearest railway station Muri Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 29 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 51 km

Villages closest to Hathimuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaipur tehsil.

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 Hathimuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathimuri village had a population of 1,361. That makes it the 29th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Hathimuri village has 668 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathimuri has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Hathimuri is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathimuri covers 302.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hathimuri falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hathimuri is Muri Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Hathimuri is about 51 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathimuri is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Muri Junction is about under 2 km away. Jaipur is about 29 km away. Chitarpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piri (4.5 km), Kusumtikri (5.0 km) and Dumardih (6.7 km).

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

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