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About Hiranmoypur Village

Hiranmoypur is one of the larger villages in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,562, made up of 3,322 males and 3,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiranmoypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiranmoypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 861.4 hectares
Population 6,562
Male Population 3,322
Female Population 3,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiranmoypur compares

By the 2011 count Hiranmoypur is the 15th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 861.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Hiranmoypur

Hiranmoypur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hiranmoypur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiranmoypur from other places

Hiranmoypur lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 21 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 Hiranmoypur
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Canning 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Hiranmoypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiranmoypur village had a population of 6,562. That makes it the 15th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Hiranmoypur village has 3,322 males and 3,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiranmoypur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Hiranmoypur is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiranmoypur covers 861.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hiranmoypur falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hiranmoypur is Canning, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Hiranmoypur.

Hiranmoypur is about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiranmoypur is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 8.9 km away. Canning is about 21 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharatgar (1.9 km), Goran Bose (2.4 km) and Radharanipur (2.8 km).

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

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