About Hankarpur Village

Hankarpur is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 761 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	802122
Area (hectares)	204.4 hectares
Population	1,456
Male Population	761
Female Population	695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Hankarpur is the 49th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 204.4 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Hankarpur

Hankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hankarpur as Available within 5 - 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 Hankarpur from other places

Hankarpur lies about 28 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 15 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 Hankarpur
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Barakalan	15 km
District headquarters	Buxar	28 km

Villages closest to Hankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hankarpur village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 49th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Hankarpur village has 761 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hankarpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Hankarpur is 802122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hankarpur covers 204.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hankarpur falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hankarpur is Barakalan, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hankarpur.

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

Hankarpur is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 6.6 km away. Barakalan is about 15 km away. Buxar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.