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About Hankarpur Village

Hankarpur is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 346 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hankarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276126
Area (hectares) 98.89 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 346
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
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 Hankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Hankarpur is the 164th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 98.89 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Hankarpur

Hankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hankarpur 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 Hankarpur from other places

Hankarpur lies about 31 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jakhanian, 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 Hankarpur
Nearest railway station Jakhanian 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 19 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 28 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 31 km

Villages closest to Hankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hankarpur village had a population of 733. That makes it the 164th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Hankarpur village has 346 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hankarpur has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Hankarpur is 276126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hankarpur covers 98.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hankarpur falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hankarpur is Jakhanian, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hankarpur.

Hankarpur is about 31 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hankarpur is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Jakhanian is about 11 km away. Mehnagar is about 19 km away. Muhammadābād is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darropur (under 2 km), Kaithauli (under 2 km) and Hol Pur Rasti (1.9 km).

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

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