About Hamzapur Village

Hamzapur is one of the larger villages in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,226, made up of 2,629 males and 2,597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares.

Hamzapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamzapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	5,226
Male Population	2,629
Female Population	2,597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hamzapur compares

By the 2011 count Hamzapur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Hamzapur

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

Hamzapur lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 27 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 Hamzapur
Nearest town	Sherghāti	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amas	15 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	27 km
District headquarters	Gaya	33 km

Villages closest to Hamzapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamzapur village had a population of 5,226. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Hamzapur village has 2,629 males and 2,597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamzapur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Hamzapur covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hamzapur falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hamzapur is Guraru, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hamzapur.

Hamzapur is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamzapur is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about under 2 km away. Amas is about 15 km away. Guraru is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.