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About Hogalkuria Village

Hogalkuria is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,993, made up of 999 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hogalkuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hogalkuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700151
Area (hectares) 112.26 hectares
Population 1,993
Male Population 999
Female Population 994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hogalkuria compares

By the 2011 count Hogalkuria is the 37th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 112.26 hectares work out to about 18 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 962.

Getting to Hogalkuria

Hogalkuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hogalkuria 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hogalkuria from other places

Hogalkuria lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kavi Nazrul, about 5.6 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 Hogalkuria
Nearest railway station Kavi Nazrul 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 7.1 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 7.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Hogalkuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hogalkuria village had a population of 1,993. That makes it the 37th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Hogalkuria village has 999 males and 994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hogalkuria has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Hogalkuria is 700151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hogalkuria covers 112.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hogalkuria falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hogalkuria is Kavi Nazrul, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Hogalkuria.

Hogalkuria is about 28 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.

Hogalkuria is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kavi Nazrul is about 5.6 km away. Sonarpur is about 7.1 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joyenpur (under 2 km), Banhugli (under 2 km) and Raghunathpur (under 2 km).

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

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