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About Hansa Village

Hansa is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,038, made up of 5,361 males and 4,677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1395 hectares hectares.

Hansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 1395 hectares
Population 10,038
Male Population 5,361
Female Population 4,677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hansa compares

By the 2011 count Hansa is the 8th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 1395 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Hansa

Hansa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hansa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hansa from other places

Hansa lies about 21 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 9.7 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 Hansa
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 9.7 km
District headquarters Araria 21 km
Nearest town Arāria 21 km

Villages closest to Hansa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansa village had a population of 10,038. That makes it the 8th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Hansa village has 5,361 males and 4,677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansa has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Hansa covers 1395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hansa falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hansa is Haldita Bihar, about 9.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hansa.

Hansa is about 21 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansa is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 7.4 km away. Haldita Bihar is about 9.7 km away. Araria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidhwas (1.8 km), Kamalpur (2.0 km) and Bhorha (2.5 km).

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

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