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About Halapara Village

Halapara is a mid sized village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 596 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 83.47 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 596
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Halapara compares

By the 2011 count Halapara is the 48th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 83.47 hectares work out to about 14 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 958.

Getting to Halapara

Halapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Halapara 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Halapara from other places

Halapara lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Matla Halt, about 3.0 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 Halapara
Nearest railway station Matla Halt 3.0 km
Nearest town Canning 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 28 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Halapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning I 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 Halapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Halapara village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 48th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Halapara village has 596 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halapara has about 970 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Halapara is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halapara covers 83.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Halapara falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Halapara is Matla Halt, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Halapara.

Halapara is about 28 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.

Halapara is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Matla Halt is about 3.0 km away. Canning is about 4.3 km away. Canning I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankradaha (under 2 km), Uttar Angad Baria (under 2 km) and Poramura (under 2 km).

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

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