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About Hansdahara Village

Hansdahara is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 284 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansdahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansdahara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743332
Area (hectares) 53.24 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 284
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hansdahara compares

By the 2011 count Hansdahara is the 62nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 53.24 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Hansdahara

Hansdahara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hansdahara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hansdahara from other places

Hansdahara lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 3.5 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 Hansdahara
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 3.5 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Hansdahara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Hansdahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansdahara village had a population of 540. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Hansdahara village has 284 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansdahara has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Hansdahara is 743332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hansdahara covers 53.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hansdahara falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hansdahara is Basuldanga, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hansdahara.

Hansdahara is about 17 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.

Hansdahara is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about 3.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 5.0 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauripur (under 2 km), Baradron (under 2 km) and Bolsiddhi (under 2 km).

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

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