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About Hajipur Village

Hajipur is a mid sized village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 519 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Hajipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hajipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 952
Male Population 519
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hajipur compares

By the 2011 count Hajipur is the 68th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Hajipur

Hajipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hajipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hajipur from other places

Hajipur lies about 23 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Madhubani, about 5.5 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 Hajipur
Nearest railway station Madhubani 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 8.9 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 23 km

Villages closest to Hajipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hajipur village had a population of 952. That makes it the 68th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Hajipur village has 519 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hajipur has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Hajipur covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hajipur falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hajipur is Madhubani, about 5.5 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 village for Hajipur.

Hajipur is about 23 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hajipur is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Madhubani is about 5.5 km away. Keotiranway is about 8.9 km away. Darbhanga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansara (1.8 km), Bihatwara (2.5 km) and Raiam (3.7 km).

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

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