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About Hijaria Village

Hijaria is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 277 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares.

Hijaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hijaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 277
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hijaria compares

By the 2011 count Hijaria is the 53rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Hijaria

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

How far is Hijaria from other places

Hijaria lies about 11 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 1.6 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 Hijaria
Nearest railway station Barahat Junction 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 5.2 km
District headquarters Banka 11 km
Nearest town Bānka 11 km

Villages closest to Hijaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hijaria village had a population of 503. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Hijaria village has 277 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hijaria has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Hijaria covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hijaria falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hijaria is Barahat Junction, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Hijaria is about 11 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hijaria is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 1.6 km away. Barahat is about 5.2 km away. Banka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharwa (under 2 km), Khiri (under 2 km) and Kakaria (under 2 km).

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

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