About Hanshi Village

Hanshi is a large village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,633, made up of 1,352 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanshi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Biraul
Pincode	848209
Area (hectares)	155 hectares
Population	2,633
Male Population	1,352
Female Population	1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hanshi compares

By the 2011 count Hanshi is the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Hanshi

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

How far is Hanshi from other places

Hanshi lies about 36 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, 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 Hanshi
Nearest railway station	Biraul	11 km
Nearest town	Benipur	17 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	36 km

Villages closest to Hanshi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanshi village had a population of 2,633. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Hanshi village has 1,352 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanshi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Hanshi is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanshi covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hanshi falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hanshi is Biraul, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hanshi.

Hanshi is about 36 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanshi is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 11 km away. Benipur is about 17 km away. Darbhanga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.