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About Hukma Village

Hukma is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,827, made up of 982 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares.

Hukma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hukma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 1,827
Male Population 982
Female Population 845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hukma compares

By the 2011 count Hukma is the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Hukma

Hukma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hukma 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hukma from other places

Hukma lies about 31 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 11 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 Hukma
Nearest railway station Ekchari 11 km
Nearest town Colgong 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 31 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 31 km

Villages closest to Hukma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hukma village had a population of 1,827. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Hukma village has 982 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hukma has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Hukma covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hukma falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hukma is Ekchari, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hukma.

Hukma is about 31 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hukma is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 11 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Sonhaula is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangarampur (under 2 km), Dhoawa (under 2 km) and Bhandaridih (under 2 km).

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

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