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About Himchi Village

Himchi is a mid sized village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 763 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Himchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Himchi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743399
Area (hectares) 392.55 hectares
Population 1,482
Male Population 763
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Himchi compares

By the 2011 count Himchi is the 36th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 392.55 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Himchi

Himchi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Himchi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Himchi from other places

Himchi lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, about 4.4 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 Himchi
Nearest railway station Lakshmikantapur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 15 km

Villages closest to Himchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Himchi village had a population of 1,482. That makes it the 36th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Himchi village has 763 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Himchi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Himchi is 743399. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Himchi covers 392.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Himchi falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Himchi is Lakshmikantapur, about 4.4 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 km distance for Himchi.

Himchi is about 13 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.

Himchi is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about 4.4 km away. Mathurapur I is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srikrishnanagar (2.2 km), Radhanagar (3.0 km) and Harindanaga (3.3 km).

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

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