About Herhanj Village

Herhanj is a mid sized village in Imamganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 995, made up of 496 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Herhanj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herhanj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Imamganj
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	995
Male Population	496
Female Population	499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Herhanj compares

By the 2011 count Herhanj is the 59th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Herhanj

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

How far is Herhanj from other places

Herhanj lies about 78 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 48 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 Herhanj
Tehsil headquarters	Imamganj	23 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	37 km
Nearest railway station	Kajri	48 km
District headquarters	Gaya	78 km

Villages closest to Herhanj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Herhanj village had a population of 995. That makes it the 59th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Herhanj village has 496 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herhanj has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Herhanj covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Herhanj falls under Imamganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Herhanj is Kajri, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance for Herhanj.

Herhanj is about 78 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Herhanj is in Imamganj tehsil of Gaya district. Imamganj is about 23 km away. Chatrā is about 37 km away. Kajri is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.