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About Higanpur Village

Higanpur is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 278 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.84 hectares hectares.

Higanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Higanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 87.84 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 278
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Higanpur compares

By the 2011 count Higanpur is the 287th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 87.84 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Higanpur

Higanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Higanpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Hardaspur Khurd, Harghata, Hasuwatal and Hathiya Ram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Higanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Higanpur village had a population of 561. That makes it the 287th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Higanpur village has 278 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Higanpur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Higanpur covers 87.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Higanpur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Higanpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Higanpur.

Higanpur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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