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About Hinganpura Village

Hinganpura is a mid sized village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,791, made up of 912 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Hinganpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hinganpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Noorsarai
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 1,791
Male Population 912
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hinganpura compares

By the 2011 count Hinganpura is the 34th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Hinganpura

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

How far is Hinganpura from other places

Hinganpura lies about 8.6 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Dekpura Halt, about 3.8 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 Hinganpura
Nearest railway station Dekpura Halt 3.8 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Noorsarai 8.6 km
District headquarters Nalanda 8.6 km

Villages closest to Hinganpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hinganpura village had a population of 1,791. That makes it the 34th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Hinganpura village has 912 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hinganpura has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Hinganpura covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hinganpura falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hinganpura is Dekpura Halt, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hinganpura.

Hinganpura is about 8.6 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hinganpura is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Dekpura Halt is about 3.8 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 4.0 km away. Noorsarai is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakhra (under 2 km), Doia (under 2 km) and Lohri (1.7 km).

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

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