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About Hakma Village

Hakma is a large village in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,609, made up of 1,730 males and 1,879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares.

Hakma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hakma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Amnour
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 3,609
Male Population 1,730
Female Population 1,879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hakma compares

By the 2011 count Hakma is the 13th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Hakma

Hakma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hakma as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hakma from other places

Hakma lies about 33 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tejpurwa Halt, about 8.6 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 Hakma
Nearest railway station Tejpurwa Halt 8.6 km
Nearest town Marhaura 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amnour 10 km
District headquarters Saran 33 km

Villages closest to Hakma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hakma village had a population of 3,609. That makes it the 13th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Hakma village has 1,730 males and 1,879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hakma has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Hakma covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hakma falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hakma is Tejpurwa Halt, about 8.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hakma.

Hakma is about 33 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hakma is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Tejpurwa Halt is about 8.6 km away. Marhaura is about 9.3 km away. Amnour is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gochhi Chhapra (under 2 km), Gawandri (under 2 km) and Manpur (under 2 km).

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

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