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About Hogla Village

Hogla is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,723, made up of 1,380 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743391, 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 Jaynagar I
Pincode 743391
Area (hectares) 69.44 hectares
Population 2,723
Male Population 1,380
Female Population 1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hogla compares

By the 2011 count Hogla is the 28th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 69.44 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Hogla

The census records public bus service for Hogla 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hogla from other places

Hogla lies about 11 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Hogla under 2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 11 km

Villages closest to Hogla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hogla village had a population of 2,723. That makes it the 28th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Hogla village has 1,380 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hogla has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Hogla is 743391. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hogla covers 69.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Hogla is Hogla, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hogla.

Hogla is about 11 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 Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about under 2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 9.1 km away. Jaynagar I 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 Abdul Karimpur (under 2 km), Bejra (under 2 km) and Baneshwarpur (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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