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About Hakka Village

Hakka is a small village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 101 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hakka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hakka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 101
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Hakka compares

By the 2011 count Hakka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Hakka

Hakka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hakka 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 Hakka from other places

Hakka lies about 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 11 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 Hakka
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalgarh 13 km
Nearest town Kasba 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 23 km

Villages closest to Hakka

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 Hakka

As per the Census of India 2011, Hakka village had a population of 189. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Hakka village has 101 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hakka has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Hakka is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hakka covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hakka falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hakka is Garh Banaili, about 11 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 Hakka.

Hakka is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hakka is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 11 km away. Jalalgarh is about 13 km away. Kasba is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatauli (2.0 km), Bijulia (5.0 km) and Girda (5.8 km).

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

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