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About Hapwa Village

Hapwa is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 249 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hapwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hapwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825606
Area (hectares) 51.89 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 249
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hapwa compares

By the 2011 count Hapwa is the 104th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 51.89 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Hapwa

Hapwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hapwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hapwa from other places

Hapwa lies about 46 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Urwan, 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 Hapwa
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 11 km
Nearest railway station Urwan 12 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 17 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 46 km

Villages closest to Hapwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hapwa village had a population of 529. That makes it the 104th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Hapwa village has 249 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hapwa has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Hapwa is 825606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hapwa covers 51.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hapwa falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hapwa is Urwan, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hapwa.

Hapwa is about 46 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hapwa is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 11 km away. Urwan is about 12 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpura (under 2 km), Partapur (under 2 km) and Selahra Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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