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About Hetalbari Village

Hetalbari 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 3,975, made up of 2,019 males and 1,956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743378, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hetalbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hetalbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743378
Area (hectares) 512.79 hectares
Population 3,975
Male Population 2,019
Female Population 1,956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Hetalbari compares

By the 2011 count Hetalbari is the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 512.79 hectares work out to about 7.8 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 956.

Getting to Hetalbari

Hetalbari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hetalbari 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 Hetalbari from other places

Hetalbari lies about 50 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 26 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 Hetalbari
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Canning 26 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 50 km

Villages closest to Hetalbari

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 Hetalbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Hetalbari village had a population of 3,975. That makes it the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Hetalbari village has 2,019 males and 1,956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hetalbari has about 969 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Hetalbari is 743378. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hetalbari covers 512.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Hetalbari is Canning, about 26 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 Hetalbari.

Hetalbari is about 50 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.

Hetalbari is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 8.5 km away. Canning is about 26 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Danga (2.3 km), Kalidaspur (2.4 km) and Satjalia (3.5 km).

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

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