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About Hathni Village

Hathni is a large village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,484, made up of 1,858 males and 1,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487 hectares hectares.

Hathni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Area (hectares) 487 hectares
Population 3,484
Male Population 1,858
Female Population 1,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hathni compares

By the 2011 count Hathni is the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 487 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Hathni

Hathni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hathni 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hathni from other places

Hathni lies about 52 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, about 4.3 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 Hathni
Nearest railway station Khairadih Halt 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 6.4 km
District headquarters Rohtas 52 km

Villages closest to Hathni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathni village had a population of 3,484. That makes it the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Hathni village has 1,858 males and 1,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathni has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Hathni covers 487 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hathni falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hathni is Khairadih Halt, about 4.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hathni.

Hathni is about 52 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathni is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Khairadih Halt is about 4.3 km away. Nokha is about 6.4 km away. Rohtas is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharupur (under 2 km), Nawadih (under 2 km) and Salempur (1.7 km).

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

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