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About Hathipaon Village

Hathipaon is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,265, made up of 641 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathipaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathipaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 109.67 hectares
Population 1,265
Male Population 641
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Hathipaon compares

By the 2011 count Hathipaon is the 88th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 109.67 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Hathipaon

The census records public bus service for Hathipaon 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 Hathipaon from other places

Hathipaon lies about 12 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 1.6 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 Hathipaon
Nearest railway station Kanki 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 15 km

Villages closest to Hathipaon

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 Hathipaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathipaon village had a population of 1,265. That makes it the 88th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Hathipaon village has 641 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathipaon has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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

Hathipaon covers 109.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Hathipaon is Kanki, about 1.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hathipaon.

Hathipaon is about 12 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathipaon is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about 1.6 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 12 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majlispur (under 2 km), Basatput (under 2 km) and Bagdob (1.6 km).

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

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