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About Hawfaw No 3 Village

Hawfaw No 3 is a mid sized village in Sonari tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 462 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares.

Hawfaw No 3 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hawfaw No 3 village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Sonari
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 462
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 3 compares

By the 2011 count Hawfaw No 3 is the 116th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Hawfaw No 3

Hawfaw No 3 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 3 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 3 from other places

Hawfaw No 3 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 3
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 3

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 3

As per the Census of India 2011, Hawfaw No 3 village had a population of 941. That makes it the 116th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents.

Hawfaw No 3 village has 462 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hawfaw No 3 has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Hawfaw No 3 covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hawfaw No 3 falls under Sonari tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Hawfaw No 3 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 3.

Hawfaw No 3 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 3 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 2 (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 3 today is likely to be higher.

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