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About Hamzapur Village

Hamzapur is a small village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 22 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamzapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamzapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813222
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 22
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hamzapur compares

By the 2011 count Hamzapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Hamzapur

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

How far is Hamzapur from other places

Hamzapur lies about 22 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 3.3 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 Hamzapur
Nearest railway station Ekchari 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 5.0 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 22 km

Villages closest to Hamzapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamzapur village had a population of 46. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Hamzapur village has 22 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamzapur has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Hamzapur is 813222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hamzapur covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hamzapur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hamzapur is Ekchari, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Hamzapur is about 22 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamzapur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 3.3 km away. Colgong is about 5.0 km away. Bhagalpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai (2.9 km), Jahanpur (3.9 km) and Bholsar (4.4 km).

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

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