About Hanskosa Village

Hanskosa is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 780 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.8 hectares hectares.

Hanskosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanskosa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	206.8 hectares
Population	1,529
Male Population	780
Female Population	749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hanskosa compares

By the 2011 count Hanskosa is the 66th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 206.8 hectares work out to about 7.4 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 921.

Getting to Hanskosa

Hanskosa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hanskosa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hanskosa from other places

Hanskosa lies about 30 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 4.2 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 Hanskosa
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	4.2 km
District headquarters	Araria	30 km

Villages closest to Hanskosa

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

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Common questions about Hanskosa

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanskosa village had a population of 1,529. That makes it the 66th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Hanskosa village has 780 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanskosa has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Hanskosa covers 206.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hanskosa falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hanskosa is Forbesganj Junction, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hanskosa.

Hanskosa is about 30 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanskosa is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 2.9 km away. Forbesganj is about 3.7 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.