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About Hansadah Village

Hansadah is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 462 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Hansadah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansadah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 462
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hansadah compares

By the 2011 count Hansadah is the 49th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Hansadah

Hansadah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hansadah as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hansadah from other places

Hansadah lies about 6.0 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purniya Junction, about under 2 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 Hansadah
Nearest railway station Purniya Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 6.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 6.0 km

Villages closest to Hansadah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Hansadah

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansadah village had a population of 904. That makes it the 49th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Hansadah village has 462 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansadah has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Hansadah covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hansadah falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hansadah is Purniya Junction, about under 2 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 km distance for Hansadah.

Hansadah is about 6.0 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansadah is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Purniya Junction is about under 2 km away. Purnia East is about 6.0 km away. Purnia is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhia (under 2 km), Mohankunda (3.2 km) and Sikandarpur (3.3 km).

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

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