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About Hansapur Village

Hansapur is a mid sized village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 421 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.9 hectares hectares.

Hansapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Chewara
Area (hectares) 142.9 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 421
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hansapur compares

By the 2011 count Hansapur is the 28th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 142.9 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Hansapur

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

Hansapur lies about 14 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, 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 Hansapur
Tehsil headquarters Chewara 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Sirari 8.6 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 14 km

Villages closest to Hansapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansapur village had a population of 846. That makes it the 28th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Hansapur village has 421 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansapur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Hansapur covers 142.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hansapur falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hansapur is Sirari, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hansapur.

Hansapur is about 14 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansapur is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 3.1 km away. Sirari is about 8.6 km away. Sheikhpura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asthawan (under 2 km), Sijhori (under 2 km) and Maheshpur (2.0 km).

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

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