About Hathgarh Village

Hathgarh is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 705 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathgarh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barhait
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	268.53 hectares
Population	1,375
Male Population	705
Female Population	670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hathgarh compares

By the 2011 count Hathgarh is the 30th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 268.53 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Hathgarh

Hathgarh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hathgarh as Available within 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 Hathgarh from other places

Hathgarh lies about 28 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, 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 Hathgarh
Nearest railway station	Tinpahar Junction	12 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhait	28 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	28 km

Villages closest to Hathgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathgarh village had a population of 1,375. That makes it the 30th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Hathgarh village has 705 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathgarh has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Hathgarh is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathgarh covers 268.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hathgarh falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hathgarh is Tinpahar Junction, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hathgarh.

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

Hathgarh is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 12 km away. Rājmahal is about 22 km away. Barhait is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.