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About Hathanpur Village

Hathanpur is a small village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 197 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Hathanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 197
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hathanpur compares

By the 2011 count Hathanpur is the 171st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Hathanpur

Hathanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hathanpur as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hathanpur from other places

Hathanpur lies about 37 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Barsoi Junction, about 2.7 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 Hathanpur
Nearest railway station Barsoi Junction 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 6.1 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 37 km

Villages closest to Hathanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathanpur village had a population of 368. That makes it the 171st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Hathanpur village has 197 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathanpur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Hathanpur covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hathanpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hathanpur is Barsoi Junction, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hathanpur.

Hathanpur is about 37 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathanpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi Junction is about 2.7 km away. Barsoi is about 6.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manman (under 2 km), Lahgaria (1.6 km) and Bazidpur (1.6 km).

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

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