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About Hisar Village

Hisar is one of the larger villages in Harlakhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,361, made up of 5,440 males and 4,921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.2 hectares hectares.

Hisar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hisar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Harlakhi
Area (hectares) 757.2 hectares
Population 10,361
Male Population 5,440
Female Population 4,921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hisar compares

By the 2011 count Hisar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents. Its 757.2 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Hisar

Hisar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hisar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Hisar from other places

Hisar lies about 25 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 20 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 Hisar
Tehsil headquarters Harlakhi 10 km
Nearest railway station Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) 20 km
Nearest town Jainagar 20 km
District headquarters Madhubani 25 km

Villages closest to Hisar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hisar village had a population of 10,361. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents.

Hisar village has 5,440 males and 4,921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hisar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Hisar covers 757.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hisar falls under Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hisar is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hisar.

Hisar is about 25 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hisar is in Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Harlakhi is about 10 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 20 km away. Jainagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahra (under 2 km), Jhitki (2.0 km) and Harswar (2.3 km).

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

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