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About Hematpur Village

Hematpur is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,185, made up of 628 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hematpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hematpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733143
Area (hectares) 106.27 hectares
Population 1,185
Male Population 628
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Hematpur compares

By the 2011 count Hematpur is the 88th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 106.27 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Hematpur

Hematpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hematpur 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 Hematpur from other places

Hematpur lies about 55 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 8.5 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 Hematpur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 22 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 27 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 55 km

Villages closest to Hematpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hematpur village had a population of 1,185. That makes it the 88th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Hematpur village has 628 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hematpur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Hematpur is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hematpur covers 106.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hematpur falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hematpur is Milangarh, about 8.5 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 Hematpur.

Hematpur is about 55 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hematpur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Milangarh is about 8.5 km away. Itahar is about 22 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabanipur (under 2 km), Bhabanipur Bejpukur (under 2 km) and Balarampur (2.7 km).

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

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