About Hijri Village

Hijri is a small village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 193 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.13 hectares hectares.

Hijri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hijri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Thakurgangti
Area (hectares)	34.13 hectares
Population	397
Male Population	193
Female Population	204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Hijri compares

By the 2011 count Hijri is the 71st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 34.13 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 981.

Getting to Hijri

Hijri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hijri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hijri from other places

Hijri lies about 44 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 12 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 Hijri
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurgangti	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza Cheuki Railway Station	12 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	21 km
District headquarters	Godda	44 km

Villages closest to Hijri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hijri village had a population of 397. That makes it the 71st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Hijri village has 193 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hijri has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Hijri covers 34.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hijri falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hijri is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Hijri.

Hijri is about 44 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hijri is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 5.0 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 12 km away. Sāhibganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.