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About Hankarpur Village

Hankarpur is a mid sized village in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,541, made up of 795 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Hankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hankarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 1,541
Male Population 795
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Hankarpur is the 40th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Hankarpur

The census records public bus service for Hankarpur as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hankarpur from other places

Hankarpur lies about 16 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 4.0 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 railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 4.0 km
Nearest town Marhaura 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ishupur 16 km
District headquarters Saran 16 km

Villages closest to Hankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ishupur 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 1,541. That makes it the 40th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Hankarpur village has 795 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hankarpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Hankarpur covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hankarpur falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hankarpur is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Hankarpur is about 16 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hankarpur is in Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 4.0 km away. Marhaura is about 13 km away. Ishupur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuli (under 2 km), Mohuli (under 2 km) and Rampur Atauli (under 2 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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