About Hiran Village

Hiran is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 316 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiran village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176036
Area (hectares)	109 hectares
Population	628
Male Population	316
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiran compares

By the 2011 count Hiran is the 9th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Hiran

Hiran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiran 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 Hiran from other places

Hiran lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 8.5 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 Hiran
Nearest railway station	Samloti	8.5 km
District headquarters	Kangra	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	22 km

Villages closest to Hiran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiran village had a population of 628. That makes it the 9th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Hiran village has 316 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiran has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Hiran is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiran covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiran falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hiran is Samloti, about 8.5 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 Hiran.

Hiran is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiran is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 8.5 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Jawalamukhi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.