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About Hansar Village

Hansar is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 193 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.16 hectares hectares.

Hansar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 73.16 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 193
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hansar compares

By the 2011 count Hansar is the 94th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 73.16 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Hansar

Hansar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hansar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hansar from other places

Hansar lies about 27 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Babhabgaon Halt, about 1.6 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 Hansar
Nearest railway station Babhabgaon Halt 1.6 km
Nearest town Manihāri 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 32 km

Villages closest to Hansar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansar village had a population of 367. That makes it the 94th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Hansar village has 193 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansar has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Hansar covers 73.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hansar falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hansar is Babhabgaon Halt, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hansar.

Hansar is about 27 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansar is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Babhabgaon Halt is about 1.6 km away. Manihāri is about 26 km away. Katihar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandaul (2.8 km), Dahra (2.8 km) and Mohan Gachh (8.5 km).

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

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