About Hanwara Village

Hanwara is a large village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,128, made up of 2,175 males and 1,953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanwara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Pincode	814154
Area (hectares)	293 hectares
Population	4,128
Male Population	2,175
Female Population	1,953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanwara compares

By the 2011 count Hanwara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Hanwara

Hanwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hanwara as Available within 5 - 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 Hanwara from other places

Hanwara lies about 28 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 16 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 Hanwara
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	16 km
Nearest town	Colgong	20 km
District headquarters	Godda	28 km

Villages closest to Hanwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanwara village had a population of 4,128. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Hanwara village has 2,175 males and 1,953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanwara has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Hanwara is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanwara covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hanwara falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hanwara is Ghogha, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hanwara.

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

Hanwara is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 11 km away. Ghogha is about 16 km away. Colgong is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.