About Hathwara Village

Hathwara is one of the larger villages in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,758, made up of 3,485 males and 3,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 807 hectares hectares.

Hathwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathwara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Falka
Area (hectares)	807 hectares
Population	6,758
Male Population	3,485
Female Population	3,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hathwara compares

By the 2011 count Hathwara is the 7th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 807 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Hathwara

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

Hathwara lies about 22 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, about 12 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 Hathwara
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Karagola Road	12 km
District headquarters	Katihar	22 km

Villages closest to Hathwara

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

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Common questions about Hathwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathwara village had a population of 6,758. That makes it the 7th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Hathwara village has 3,485 males and 3,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathwara has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Hathwara covers 807 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hathwara falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hathwara is Karagola Road, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hathwara.

Hathwara is about 22 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathwara is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 8.6 km away. Karagola Road is about 12 km away. Katihar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.