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About Hathi Bandha Village

Hathi Bandha is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,264, made up of 1,179 males and 1,085 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Hathi Bandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathi Bandha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 2,264
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,085
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hathi Bandha compares

By the 2011 count Hathi Bandha is the 38th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Hathi Bandha

The census records public bus service for Hathi Bandha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hathi Bandha from other places

Hathi Bandha lies about 28 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 10 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 Hathi Bandha
Tehsil headquarters Baisi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 10 km
Nearest town Kasba 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 28 km

Villages closest to Hathi Bandha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisi 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 Hathi Bandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathi Bandha village had a population of 2,264. That makes it the 38th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Hathi Bandha village has 1,179 males and 1,085 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathi Bandha has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Hathi Bandha covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hathi Bandha falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hathi Bandha is Dalkhola, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hathi Bandha.

Hathi Bandha is about 28 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathi Bandha is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about under 2 km away. Dalkhola is about 10 km away. Kasba is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baisi (under 2 km), Baraili (under 2 km) and Majhua (under 2 km).

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

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