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About Hankarpur Village

Hankarpur is a small village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 244 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Hankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hankarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nauhatta
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 244
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Hankarpur is the 48th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Hankarpur

Hankarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hankarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hankarpur from other places

Hankarpur lies about 21 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 7.4 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 Hankarpur
Nearest town Nabīnagar 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 7.4 km
District headquarters Rohtas 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 31 km

Villages closest to Hankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hankarpur village had a population of 480. That makes it the 48th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents.

Hankarpur village has 244 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hankarpur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Hankarpur covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hankarpur falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hankarpur is Kajrat Nawadih, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hankarpur.

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

Hankarpur is in Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district. Nabīnagar is about 1.9 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 7.4 km away. Rohtas 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 Daranagar (2.2 km), Dhanauti (4.0 km) and Baraicha (6.6 km).

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

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