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About Hanra Village

Hanra is a large village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,070, made up of 1,033 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743332
Area (hectares) 107.1 hectares
Population 2,070
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hanra compares

By the 2011 count Hanra is the 38th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 107.1 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Hanra

The census records public bus service for Hanra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hanra from other places

Hanra lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 4.3 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 Hanra
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 9.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Hanra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanra village had a population of 2,070. That makes it the 38th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Hanra village has 1,033 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanra has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

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

Hanra covers 107.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hanra falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hanra is Diamond Harbour, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hanra.

Hanra is about 20 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.

Hanra is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 4.3 km away. Kulpi is about 9.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishnurampur (under 2 km), Manika (under 2 km) and Ramrampur (under 2 km).

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

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