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About Halalpur Village

Halalpur is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,254, made up of 1,138 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 358.36 hectares
Population 2,254
Male Population 1,138
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halalpur compares

By the 2011 count Halalpur is the 64th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 358.36 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Halalpur

Halalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Halalpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Halalpur from other places

Halalpur lies about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 3.0 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 Halalpur
Nearest railway station Dhachna 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 19 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 19 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 26 km

Villages closest to Halalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halalpur village had a population of 2,254. That makes it the 64th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Halalpur village has 1,138 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halalpur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Halalpur is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halalpur covers 358.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Halalpur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Halalpur is Dhachna, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Halalpur.

Halalpur is about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halalpur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 3.0 km away. Raiganj is about 19 km away. Rāiganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badkol (5.7 km), Imadpur (5.8 km) and Kasba (5.8 km).

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

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