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About Heria Village

Heria is a large village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,698, made up of 1,338 males and 1,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 98.23 hectares
Population 2,698
Male Population 1,338
Female Population 1,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Heria compares

By the 2011 count Heria is the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 98.23 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Heria

Heria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Heria 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Heria from other places

Heria lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, about 2.6 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 Heria
Nearest railway station Hotar 2.6 km
Nearest town Baruipur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Heria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 Heria

As per the Census of India 2011, Heria village had a population of 2,698. That makes it the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Heria village has 1,338 males and 1,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heria has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Heria is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heria covers 98.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Heria falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Heria is Hotar, about 2.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Heria.

Heria is about 17 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.

Heria is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hotar is about 2.6 km away. Baruipur is about 7.8 km away. Magrahat II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manirampur (under 2 km), Uttar Gopinathpur (under 2 km) and Ratna (under 2 km).

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

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