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About Hafizpur Village

Hafizpur is a large village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,345, made up of 1,704 males and 1,641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares.

Hafizpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hafizpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 3,345
Male Population 1,704
Female Population 1,641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hafizpur compares

By the 2011 count Hafizpur is the 21st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Hafizpur

Hafizpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hafizpur as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hafizpur from other places

Hafizpur lies about 6.9 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 14 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 Hafizpur
District headquarters Saran 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 15 km
Nearest town Marhaura 20 km

Villages closest to Hafizpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hafizpur village had a population of 3,345. That makes it the 21st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Hafizpur village has 1,704 males and 1,641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hafizpur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Hafizpur covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hafizpur falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hafizpur is Barkagaon Halt, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Hafizpur.

Hafizpur is about 6.9 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hafizpur is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 6.9 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 14 km away. Baniapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalhua (1.6 km), Chandpur Birt (1.8 km) and Anandpur (1.8 km).

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

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