About Haphanian Village

Haphanian is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,563, made up of 1,365 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares.

Haphanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haphanian village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	2,563
Male Population	1,365
Female Population	1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
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 Haphanian compares

By the 2011 count Haphanian is the 41st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 21 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 922.

Getting to Haphanian

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

How far is Haphanian from other places

Haphanian lies about 37 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 5.7 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 Haphanian
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amour	7.6 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	24 km
District headquarters	Purnia	37 km

Villages closest to Haphanian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haphanian village had a population of 2,563. That makes it the 41st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Haphanian village has 1,365 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haphanian has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Haphanian covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Haphanian falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Haphanian is Surja Kama, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Haphanian.

Haphanian is about 37 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haphanian is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Surja Kama is about 5.7 km away. Amour is about 7.6 km away. Kishanganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.