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About Hathigarh Village

Hathigarh is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 664 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathigarh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 664
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hathigarh compares

By the 2011 count Hathigarh is the 16th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Hathigarh

The census records public bus service for Hathigarh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hathigarh from other places

Hathigarh lies about 30 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about under 2 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 Hathigarh
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 10 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 30 km

Villages closest to Hathigarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathigarh village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 16th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Hathigarh village has 664 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathigarh has about 953 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 992.

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

Hathigarh covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hathigarh falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hathigarh is Tinpahar Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hathigarh.

Hathigarh is about 30 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathigarh is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about under 2 km away. Taljhari is about 10 km away. Rājmahal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesakhapar (under 2 km), Bamangawan (under 2 km) and Sagarbhanga (under 2 km).

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

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