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About Hawfaw No 2 Village

Hawfaw No 2 is a mid sized village in Sonari tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 299 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.63 hectares hectares.

Hawfaw No 2 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hawfaw No 2 village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Sonari
Area (hectares) 155.63 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 299
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hawfaw No 2 compares

By the 2011 count Hawfaw No 2 is the 163rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents. Its 155.63 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Hawfaw No 2

Hawfaw No 2 is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hawfaw No 2 as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hawfaw No 2 from other places

Hawfaw No 2 lies about 45 km from Sivasagar, and the nearest railway station is Sapekhati, about 4.1 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 Hawfaw No 2
Nearest railway station Sapekhati 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonari 15 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 32 km
District headquarters Sivasagar 45 km

Villages closest to Hawfaw No 2

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonari 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 Hawfaw No 2

As per the Census of India 2011, Hawfaw No 2 village had a population of 574. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents.

Hawfaw No 2 village has 299 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hawfaw No 2 has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Hawfaw No 2 covers 155.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hawfaw No 2 falls under Sonari tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Hawfaw No 2 is Sapekhati, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hawfaw No 2.

Hawfaw No 2 is about 45 km from Sivasagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hawfaw No 2 is in Sonari tehsil of Sivasagar district. Sapekhati is about 4.1 km away. Sonari is about 15 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hawfaw No 1 (under 2 km), Hawfaw No 3 (under 2 km) and Lawjan No 1 (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hawfaw No 2 today is likely to be higher.

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