About Hanti Village

Hanti is a large village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,275, made up of 1,738 males and 1,537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares.

Hanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanti village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Biraul
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	3,275
Male Population	1,738
Female Population	1,537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hanti compares

By the 2011 count Hanti is the 29th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Hanti

Hanti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hanti as Available within village. 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 Hanti from other places

Hanti lies about 44 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 2.8 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 Hanti
Nearest railway station	Biraul	2.8 km
Nearest town	Benipur	18 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	44 km

Villages closest to Hanti

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 Hanti

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanti village had a population of 3,275. That makes it the 29th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Hanti village has 1,738 males and 1,537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanti has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Hanti covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hanti falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hanti is Biraul, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hanti.

Hanti is about 44 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanti is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 2.8 km away. Benipur is about 18 km away. Darbhanga is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.