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About Hamilton Abad Village

Hamilton Abad is a large village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,761, made up of 1,940 males and 1,821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamilton Abad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamilton Abad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743370
Area (hectares) 602.98 hectares
Population 3,761
Male Population 1,940
Female Population 1,821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hamilton Abad compares

By the 2011 count Hamilton Abad is the 34th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 602.98 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Hamilton Abad

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

How far is Hamilton Abad from other places

Hamilton Abad lies about 48 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 30 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 Hamilton Abad
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Canning 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 48 km

Villages closest to Hamilton Abad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gosaba 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 Hamilton Abad

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamilton Abad village had a population of 3,761. That makes it the 34th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Hamilton Abad village has 1,940 males and 1,821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamilton Abad has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Hamilton Abad is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hamilton Abad covers 602.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hamilton Abad falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hamilton Abad is Canning, about 30 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 km distance for Hamilton Abad.

Hamilton Abad is about 48 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.

Hamilton Abad is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 8.6 km away. Canning is about 30 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dayapur (2.1 km), Sadhupur (2.3 km) and Sudhansupur (3.5 km).

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

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