About Hetanpur Village

Hetanpur is one of the larger villages in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,312, made up of 2,854 males and 2,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares.

Hetanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hetanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dinapur Cum Khagaul
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	5,312
Male Population	2,854
Female Population	2,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hetanpur compares

By the 2011 count Hetanpur is the 5th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 23 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 904.

Getting to Hetanpur

Hetanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hetanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hetanpur from other places

Hetanpur lies about 15 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Digha Bridge Halt, about 6.8 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 Hetanpur
Nearest town	Dinapur Cantonment	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Digha Bridge Halt	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dinapur Cum Khagaul	15 km
District headquarters	Patna	15 km

Villages closest to Hetanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinapur Cum Khagaul 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 Hetanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hetanpur village had a population of 5,312. That makes it the 5th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents.

Hetanpur village has 2,854 males and 2,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hetanpur has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Hetanpur covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hetanpur falls under Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hetanpur is Digha Bridge Halt, about 6.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hetanpur.

Hetanpur is about 15 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hetanpur is in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district. Dinapur Cantonment is about 4.9 km away. Digha Bridge Halt is about 6.8 km away. Dinapur Cum Khagaul is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.