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About Hawakol Village

Hawakol is a large village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,897, made up of 2,056 males and 1,841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502 hectares hectares.

Hawakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hawakol village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Terhagachh
Area (hectares) 502 hectares
Population 3,897
Male Population 2,056
Female Population 1,841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Hawakol compares

By the 2011 count Hawakol is the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 502 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Hawakol

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

Hawakol lies about 39 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 28 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 Hawakol
Tehsil headquarters Terhagachh 8.1 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 18 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 28 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 39 km

Villages closest to Hawakol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hawakol village had a population of 3,897. That makes it the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Hawakol village has 2,056 males and 1,841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hawakol has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Hawakol covers 502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hawakol falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hawakol is Pawakhali, about 28 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 Hawakol.

Hawakol is about 39 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hawakol is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 8.1 km away. Bahādurganj is about 18 km away. Pawakhali 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 Serati Kamati (under 2 km), Kadleta (1.7 km) and Kamdti Nankar (1.7 km).

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

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