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About Hathbor Village

Hathbor is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 253 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathbor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathbor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 131.67 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 253
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hathbor compares

By the 2011 count Hathbor is the 100th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 131.67 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Hathbor

Hathbor is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hathbor as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hathbor from other places

Hathbor lies about 28 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 21 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 Hathbor
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 14 km
Nearest railway station Jamua 21 km
District headquarters Giridih 28 km

Villages closest to Hathbor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathbor village had a population of 495. That makes it the 100th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Hathbor village has 253 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathbor has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Hathbor is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathbor covers 131.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hathbor falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hathbor is Jamua, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hathbor.

Hathbor is about 28 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathbor is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 14 km away. Jamua is about 21 km away. Giridih is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolharia (under 2 km), Badwara (under 2 km) and Mohaniapahari (1.5 km).

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

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