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About Harmandir Rakwalan Village

Harmandir Rakwalan is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 54 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harmandir Rakwalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harmandir Rakwalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177042
Area (hectares) 37.06 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 54
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harmandir Rakwalan compares

By the 2011 count Harmandir Rakwalan is the 209th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 37.06 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Harmandir Rakwalan

Harmandir Rakwalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harmandir Rakwalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harmandir Rakwalan from other places

Harmandir Rakwalan lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 26 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 Harmandir Rakwalan
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 3.5 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 26 km
Nearest town Nangal 41 km

Villages closest to Harmandir Rakwalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun 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 Harmandir Rakwalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Harmandir Rakwalan village had a population of 120. That makes it the 209th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Harmandir Rakwalan village has 54 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harmandir Rakwalan has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Harmandir Rakwalan is 177042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harmandir Rakwalan covers 37.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harmandir Rakwalan falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harmandir Rakwalan is Churaru Takarla, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harmandir Rakwalan.

Harmandir Rakwalan is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harmandir Rakwalan is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 3.5 km away. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalari Saunkhlian (under 2 km), Jalari Bhandiaran (under 2 km) and Jajoli (under 2 km).

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

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