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About Hakma Village

Hakma is a mid sized village in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 371 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,221 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.16 hectares hectares.

Hakma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hakma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Pachrukhi
Area (hectares) 71.16 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 371
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,221
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hakma compares

By the 2011 count Hakma is the 69th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 71.16 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

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 village. 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 12 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 8.5 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 Pachrukhi 8.5 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 12 km
District headquarters Siwan 12 km

Villages closest to Hakma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachrukhi 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 824. That makes it the 69th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Hakma village has 371 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hakma has about 1221 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Hakma covers 71.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hakma falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hakma is Pachrukhi, about 8.5 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 village for Hakma.

Hakma is about 12 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hakma is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 8.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 12 km away. Siwan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dinapatti (under 2 km), Bharathpura (under 2 km) and Tarwara (1.6 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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