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About Hatpothia Village

Hatpothia is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,842, made up of 925 males and 917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares.

Hatpothia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hatpothia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 1,842
Male Population 925
Female Population 917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hatpothia compares

By the 2011 count Hatpothia is the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Hatpothia

Hatpothia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hatpothia 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hatpothia from other places

Hatpothia lies about 26 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 3.1 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 Hatpothia
Nearest railway station Gogipothia Halt 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 5.7 km
Nearest town Shahbazpur 5.7 km
District headquarters Araria 26 km

Villages closest to Hatpothia

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.

Common questions about Hatpothia

As per the Census of India 2011, Hatpothia village had a population of 1,842. That makes it the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Hatpothia village has 925 males and 917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hatpothia has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Hatpothia covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hatpothia falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hatpothia is Gogipothia Halt, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Hatpothia.

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

Hatpothia is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 3.1 km away. Forbesganj is about 5.7 km away. Shahbazpur is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binodpur (under 2 km), Baijnathpur (under 2 km) and Bishunpur (under 2 km).

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

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