About Hansa Village

Hansa is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,702, made up of 865 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	465.37 hectares
Population	1,702
Male Population	865
Female Population	837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hansa compares

By the 2011 count Hansa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 465.37 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Hansa

Hansa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hansa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hansa from other places

Hansa lies about 9.1 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 20 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 Hansa
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	2.5 km
District headquarters	Khunti	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	20 km

Villages closest to Hansa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansa village had a population of 1,702. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Hansa village has 865 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansa has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Hansa is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hansa covers 465.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hansa falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hansa is Karra, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Hansa.

Hansa is about 9.1 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansa is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 2.5 km away. Khunti is about 9.1 km away. Karra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.