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About Hansi Village

Hansi is a large village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,584, made up of 1,850 males and 1,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Pincode 854325
Area (hectares) 496 hectares
Population 3,584
Male Population 1,850
Female Population 1,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Hansi compares

By the 2011 count Hansi is the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Hansi

The census records public bus service for Hansi 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 Hansi from other places

Hansi lies about 20 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 3.5 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 Hansi
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 3.5 km
Nearest town Kasba 9.4 km
District headquarters Purnia 20 km

Villages closest to Hansi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansi village had a population of 3,584. That makes it the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Hansi village has 1,850 males and 1,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Hansi is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hansi covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hansi falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hansi is Jalalgarh, about 3.5 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 Hansi.

Hansi is about 20 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansi is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 3.5 km away. Kasba is about 9.4 km away. Purnia 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 Sapa (under 2 km), Dansar (under 2 km) and Begampur (1.7 km).

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

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