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About Hanriya Village

Hanriya is one of the larger villages in Nardiganj tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,494, made up of 2,854 males and 2,640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares.

Hanriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanriya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Nardiganj
Area (hectares) 557 hectares
Population 5,494
Male Population 2,854
Female Population 2,640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hanriya compares

By the 2011 count Hanriya is the 6th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,310 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Hanriya

Hanriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hanriya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hanriya from other places

Hanriya lies about 16 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Oro Jagdishpur, about 5.2 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 Hanriya
Tehsil headquarters Nardiganj 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Oro Jagdishpur 5.2 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 8.8 km
District headquarters Nawada 16 km

Villages closest to Hanriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanriya village had a population of 5,494. That makes it the 6th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,310 residents.

Hanriya village has 2,854 males and 2,640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanriya has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Hanriya covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hanriya falls under Nardiganj tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hanriya is Oro Jagdishpur, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Hanriya.

Hanriya is about 16 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanriya is in Nardiganj tehsil of Nawada district. Nardiganj is about 2.6 km away. Oro Jagdishpur is about 5.2 km away. Rājgīr is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pacheya (under 2 km), Panrupa (under 2 km) and Rajapur (1.7 km).

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

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