About Henwan Village

Henwan is a mid sized village in Chakki tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 525 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Henwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Henwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Chakki
Pincode	802111
Area (hectares)	78.53 hectares
Population	982
Male Population	525
Female Population	457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
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 Henwan compares

By the 2011 count Henwan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,226 residents. Its 78.53 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Henwan

Henwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Henwan 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 Henwan from other places

Henwan lies about 56 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Suraimanpur, about 2.7 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 Henwan
Nearest railway station	Suraimanpur	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakki	8.2 km
Nearest town	Reoti	9.2 km
District headquarters	Buxar	56 km

Villages closest to Henwan

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

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Common questions about Henwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Henwan village had a population of 982. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,226 residents.

Henwan village has 525 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Henwan has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Henwan is 802111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Henwan covers 78.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Henwan falls under Chakki tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Henwan is Suraimanpur, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Henwan.

Henwan is about 56 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Henwan is in Chakki tehsil of Buxar district. Suraimanpur is about 2.7 km away. Chakki is about 8.2 km away. Reoti is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.