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About Hamsaili Village

Hamsaili is a small village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 169 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamsaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamsaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Pincode 855114
Area (hectares) 77.4 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 169
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hamsaili compares

By the 2011 count Hamsaili is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 77.4 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 931.

Getting to Hamsaili

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

How far is Hamsaili from other places

Hamsaili lies about 12 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, about 3.5 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 Hamsaili
Nearest railway station Gorphar 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dandkhora 4.4 km
District headquarters Katihar 12 km

Villages closest to Hamsaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamsaili village had a population of 311. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Hamsaili village has 169 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamsaili has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Hamsaili is 855114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hamsaili covers 77.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hamsaili falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hamsaili is Gorphar, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hamsaili.

Hamsaili is about 12 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamsaili is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 3.5 km away. Dandkhora is about 4.4 km away. Katihar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamraili (under 2 km), Sihla (1.7 km) and Raghaili (2.1 km).

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

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