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About Hadwal Village

Hadwal is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 365 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hadwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hadwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 123.26 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 365
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hadwal compares

By the 2011 count Hadwal is the 16th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 123.26 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Hadwal

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

Hadwal lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 10 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 Hadwal
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 10 km
Nearest town Talwāra 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km

Villages closest to Hadwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hadwal village had a population of 742. That makes it the 16th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Hadwal village has 365 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hadwal has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Hadwal is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hadwal covers 123.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hadwal falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hadwal is Harsar Dehri, about 10 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 Hadwal.

Hadwal is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hadwal is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 6.9 km away. Harsar Dehri is about 10 km away. Talwāra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhameta Khas (under 2 km), Samkar (under 2 km) and Bari (under 2 km).

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

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