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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Hatia Sol is a village in Sankrail mandal, Jhargram district, West Bengal, with a population of 578 across 139 households. The village has a literacy rate of 67.8% and is located at 22.217°N, 87.128°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BHABESH MAHATA
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- LGD code
- 341345
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population
- 578
- Households
- 139
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Sex ratio
- 927 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 359
- Distance to district centre
- 24 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 133 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1051 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khemasuli · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bhangagarh RH · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Hatia Sol compares
By population, Hatia Sol ranks #66 of 287 villages in Sankrail mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.8%
+2.8% vs mandal average
- Hatia Sol
- 67.8%
- Sankrail mandal
- 65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
927
−55 vs mandal average
- Hatia Sol
- 927
- Sankrail mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Hatia Sol
- 4.2
- Sankrail mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hatia Sol at a glance
Hatia Sol is a village of 578 people in 139 households (Census 2011) in Sankrail block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 66th-largest of 287 villages in Sankrail block. Literacy is 68%, 3 points above the block average of 65% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Jhargram district centre, 39 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 15 km from Khemasuli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721516, served by Lalgarh (West Midnapore) post office; the LGD village code is 341345. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhangagarh RH, 2 km away. The sarpanch is BHABESH MAHATA, and the village votes in Gopiballavpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Mahata. The population is estimated at 647 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hatia Sol
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 134.3
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 31.65
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hatia Sol
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Hatia Sol
- LGD code
- 341345
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 578
- Population (projected 2026)
- 647
- Households
- 139
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 927
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Coordinates
- 22.21734°N, 87.12780°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gopiballavpur
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Mahata
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BHABESH MAHATA
- Block / Mandal
- Sankrail
Getting there
How to reach Hatia Sol
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata133 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1051 km
- Delhi1223 km
- Chennai1248 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKhemasuli15 km
- Bus stopDhobi Ghat Bus Stop22 km
- Hospital / PHCBhangagarh RH2 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank21 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum24 km
- CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science22 km
- Police stationHijli TOP Police Station22 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)