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About Hansdima Village

Hansdima is a small village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 233 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansdima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansdima village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723157
Area (hectares) 76.91 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 233
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hansdima compares

By the 2011 count Hansdima is the 58th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 76.91 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hansdima

Hansdima is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hansdima as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hansdima from other places

Hansdima lies about 59 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 12 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 Hansdima
Tehsil headquarters Santuri 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Madhukunda Railway Station 12 km
Nearest town Āsansol 20 km
District headquarters Puruliya 59 km

Villages closest to Hansdima

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Santuri 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 Hansdima

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansdima village had a population of 469. That makes it the 58th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Hansdima village has 233 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansdima has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Hansdima is 723157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hansdima covers 76.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hansdima falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hansdima is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hansdima is about 59 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansdima is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district. Santuri is about 5.1 km away. Madhukunda Railway Station is about 12 km away. Āsansol is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baltora (3.0 km), Shaltora (3.0 km) and Santuri (5.1 km).

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

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