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About Habibpur Village

Habibpur is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 293 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares.

Habibpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Habibpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 293
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Habibpur compares

By the 2011 count Habibpur is the 117th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Habibpur

Habibpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Habibpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Habibpur from other places

Habibpur lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 16 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 Habibpur
Tehsil headquarters Gurua under 2 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 12 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Habibpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Habibpur village had a population of 591. That makes it the 117th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Habibpur village has 293 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Habibpur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Habibpur covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Habibpur falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Habibpur is Guraru, about 16 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 village for Habibpur.

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

Habibpur is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about under 2 km away. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Guraru is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mir Chak (under 2 km), Gurua (under 2 km) and Barahi Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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