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About Hansra Village

Hansra is a large village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,078, made up of 1,088 males and 990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares.

Hansra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 2,078
Male Population 1,088
Female Population 990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Hansra compares

By the 2011 count Hansra is the 28th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Hansra

Hansra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hansra 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 Hansra from other places

Hansra lies about 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Natesar, about 1.7 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 Hansra
Nearest railway station Natesar 1.7 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 34 km

Villages closest to Hansra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansra village had a population of 2,078. That makes it the 28th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Hansra village has 1,088 males and 990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansra has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Hansra covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hansra falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hansra is Natesar, about 1.7 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 Hansra.

Hansra is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansra is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Natesar is about 1.7 km away. Rājgīr is about 16 km away. Wazirganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amaitha (4.9 km), Singhaura (5.9 km) and Khiri (6.4 km).

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

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