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About Hogla Village

Hogla is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 735 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hogla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hogla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 130.17 hectares
Population 1,417
Male Population 735
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hogla compares

By the 2011 count Hogla is the 64th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 130.17 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Hogla

Hogla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hogla as Available within <5 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 Hogla from other places

Hogla lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 11 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 Hogla
Tehsil headquarters Falta 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 11 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Hogla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hogla village had a population of 1,417. That makes it the 64th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Hogla village has 735 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hogla has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Hogla is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hogla covers 130.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hogla falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hogla is Gurudas Nagar, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hogla.

Hogla is about 27 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.

Hogla is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 7.5 km away. Gurudas Nagar is about 11 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mulpunja (under 2 km), Dakshin Sargaria (under 2 km) and Jagala Ballabhpur (under 2 km).

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

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