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About Hamidpur Village

Hamidpur is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,620, made up of 2,452 males and 2,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamidpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamidpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 4,620
Male Population 2,452
Female Population 2,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hamidpur compares

By the 2011 count Hamidpur is the 19th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Hamidpur

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

How far is Hamidpur from other places

Hamidpur lies about 18 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 4.8 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 Hamidpur
Nearest railway station Simri Bakhtiyarpur 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 5.1 km
District headquarters Saharsa 18 km

Villages closest to Hamidpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Hamidpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamidpur village had a population of 4,620. That makes it the 19th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Hamidpur village has 2,452 males and 2,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamidpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Hamidpur is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hamidpur covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hamidpur falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hamidpur is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Hamidpur.

Hamidpur is about 18 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamidpur is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 4.8 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 5.1 km away. Saharsa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tariawan (under 2 km), Nainpur (under 2 km) and Chak Bharo (2.1 km).

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

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