About Hilsa Village

Hilsa is a mid sized village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 442 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.78 hectares hectares.

Hilsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hilsa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mau
Tehsil	Maunath Bhanjan
Area (hectares)	75.78 hectares
Population	896
Male Population	442
Female Population	454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hilsa compares

By the 2011 count Hilsa is the 192nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 75.78 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Hilsa

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

How far is Hilsa from other places

Hilsa lies about 12 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Kopaganj, about 5.0 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 Hilsa
Nearest town	Kopāganj	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kopaganj	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maunath Bhanjan	12 km
District headquarters	Mau	12 km

Villages closest to Hilsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 Hilsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Hilsa village had a population of 896. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Hilsa village has 442 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hilsa has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Hilsa covers 75.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hilsa falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hilsa is Kopaganj, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Hilsa.

Hilsa is about 12 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hilsa is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Kopāganj is about 4.7 km away. Kopaganj is about 5.0 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.