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About Hanokhar Village

Hanokhar is a small village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 134 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.42 hectares hectares.

Hanokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanokhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 91.42 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 134
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanokhar compares

By the 2011 count Hanokhar is the 306th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 91.42 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Hanokhar

Hanokhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hanokhar as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hanokhar from other places

Hanokhar lies about 41 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Madaraha, about 24 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 Hanokhar
Nearest railway station Madaraha 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 25 km
District headquarters Allahabad 41 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 41 km

Villages closest to Hanokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanokhar village had a population of 243. That makes it the 306th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Hanokhar village has 134 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanokhar has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Hanokhar covers 91.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanokhar falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hanokhar is Madaraha, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hanokhar.

Hanokhar is about 41 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanokhar is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Madaraha is about 24 km away. Meja is about 25 km away. Allahabad is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharaon Lundan (under 2 km), Dharaval (under 2 km) and Dharaw Gajpati (under 2 km).

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

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