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About Hanhat Village

Hanhat is a large village in Kairo tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,840, made up of 1,886 males and 1,954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanhat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kairo
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 834.6 hectares
Population 3,840
Male Population 1,886
Female Population 1,954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Hanhat compares

By the 2011 count Hanhat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 834.6 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Hanhat

Hanhat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hanhat 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 Hanhat from other places

Hanhat lies about 25 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 11 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 Hanhat
Nearest railway station Nagjua 11 km
Nearest town Khalāri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kairo 24 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 25 km

Villages closest to Hanhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanhat village had a population of 3,840. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Hanhat village has 1,886 males and 1,954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanhat has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Hanhat is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanhat covers 834.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanhat falls under Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hanhat is Nagjua, about 11 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 Hanhat.

Hanhat is about 25 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanhat is in Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district. Nagjua is about 11 km away. Khalāri is about 21 km away. Kairo is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Torang (1.7 km), Gitilgarh (2.5 km) and Kharta (2.6 km).

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

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