About Haphua Village

Haphua is a mid sized village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 477 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haphua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haphua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Simaria
Pincode	825103
Area (hectares)	271 hectares
Population	981
Male Population	477
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Haphua compares

By the 2011 count Haphua is the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Haphua

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

Haphua lies about 8.2 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 26 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 Haphua
District headquarters	Chatra	8.2 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simaria	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	26 km

Villages closest to Haphua

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

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Common questions about Haphua

As per the Census of India 2011, Haphua village had a population of 981. That makes it the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Haphua village has 477 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haphua has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Haphua is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haphua covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haphua falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Haphua is Shivpur, about 26 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 Haphua.

Haphua is about 8.2 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haphua is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Chatra is about 8.2 km away. Chatrā is about 8.2 km away. Simaria is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.