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About Hichra Village

Hichra is a mid sized village in Kanti tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 488 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hichra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hichra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kanti
Pincode 843113
Area (hectares) 48.2 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 488
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hichra compares

By the 2011 count Hichra is the 70th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents. Its 48.2 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Hichra

Hichra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hichra as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopalpur, Gosainpur, Harchanda and Hardaspur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hichra

As per the Census of India 2011, Hichra village had a population of 896. That makes it the 70th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents.

Hichra village has 488 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hichra has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Hichra is 843113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hichra covers 48.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hichra falls under Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Hichra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hichra is in Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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