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About Hemra Village

Hemra is a mid sized village in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,101, made up of 594 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hemra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hemra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sultanganj
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 1,101
Male Population 594
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hemra compares

By the 2011 count Hemra is the 46th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Hemra

Hemra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hemra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hemra from other places

Hemra lies about 28 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 12 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 Hemra
Tehsil headquarters Sultanganj 11 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 12 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Hemra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hemra village had a population of 1,101. That makes it the 46th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Hemra village has 594 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hemra has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Hemra is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hemra covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hemra falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hemra is Kamarganj, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hemra.

Hemra is about 28 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hemra is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sultanganj is about 11 km away. Sultānganj is about 11 km away. Kamarganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hemra Arazi (under 2 km), Uchagaon (under 2 km) and Siardih (under 2 km).

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

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