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About Hanspur Village

Hanspur is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 670 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.1 hectares hectares.

Hanspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 67.1 hectares
Population 1,294
Male Population 670
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hanspur compares

By the 2011 count Hanspur is the 88th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 67.1 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Hanspur

Hanspur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hanspur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hanspur from other places

Hanspur lies about 28 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about under 2 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 Hanspur
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 3.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 28 km
District headquarters Katihar 28 km

Villages closest to Hanspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanspur village had a population of 1,294. That makes it the 88th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Hanspur village has 670 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanspur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Hanspur covers 67.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hanspur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hanspur is Azamnagar Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hanspur.

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

Hanspur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 3.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalkopa (under 2 km), Santola (under 2 km) and Barhat (under 2 km).

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

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