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About Hadal Village

Hadal is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 25 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hadal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 46.01 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 25
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
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 Hadal compares

By the 2011 count Hadal is the 133rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 46.01 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Hadal

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

Hadal lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 23 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 Hadal
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 8.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 23 km

Villages closest to Hadal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hadal village had a population of 60. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Hadal village has 25 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hadal has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Hadal is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hadal covers 46.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hadal falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hadal is Kangra Mandir, about 23 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 Hadal.

Hadal is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hadal is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 8.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diba (under 2 km), Drini Khurd (under 2 km) and Luharka (under 2 km).

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

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