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About Hetkahan Village

Hetkahan is a large village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,157, made up of 1,095 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hetkahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hetkahan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 283.6 hectares
Population 2,157
Male Population 1,095
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hetkahan compares

By the 2011 count Hetkahan is the 12th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 283.6 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Hetkahan

Hetkahan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hetkahan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gunja, Gupinathpur, Hargara and Hathimuri. 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 Hetkahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Hetkahan village had a population of 2,157. That makes it the 12th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Hetkahan village has 1,095 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hetkahan has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

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

Hetkahan covers 283.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

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

Hetkahan is in Jaipur 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 Hetkahan today is likely to be higher.

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