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About Himtiarpur Village

Himtiarpur is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 299 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares.

Himtiarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Himtiarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 299
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Himtiarpur compares

By the 2011 count Himtiarpur is the 56th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Himtiarpur

Himtiarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Himtiarpur 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 Himtiarpur from other places

Himtiarpur lies about 21 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 5.6 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 Himtiarpur
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 5.6 km
Nearest town Kasba 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 21 km

Villages closest to Himtiarpur

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 Himtiarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Himtiarpur village had a population of 595. That makes it the 56th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Himtiarpur village has 299 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Himtiarpur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Himtiarpur covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Himtiarpur is Satar Halt, about 5.6 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 Himtiarpur.

Himtiarpur is about 21 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Himtiarpur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Satar Halt is about 5.6 km away. Kasba is about 14 km away. Purnia East is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandalpur (3.2 km), Dimia Chhatarjan (3.5 km) and Matiari (6.4 km).

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

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