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About Hatwar Village

Hatwar is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,418, made up of 1,264 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hatwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hatwar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 262.64 hectares
Population 2,418
Male Population 1,264
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hatwar compares

By the 2011 count Hatwar is the 33rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 262.64 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Hatwar

Hatwar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hatwar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hatwar from other places

Hatwar lies about 17 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, 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 Hatwar
Nearest railway station Hatwar under 2 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 17 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 17 km

Villages closest to Hatwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hatwar village had a population of 2,418. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Hatwar village has 1,264 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hatwar has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Hatwar is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hatwar covers 262.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hatwar falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hatwar is Hatwar, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hatwar.

Hatwar is about 17 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hatwar is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Hatwar is about under 2 km away. Kishanganj is about 7.8 km away. Goalpokhar 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 Belan (under 2 km), Pachim Lahil (2.0 km) and Purba Lahil (2.0 km).

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

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