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About Hatwas Khas Village

Hatwas Khas is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,497, made up of 774 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hatwas Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hatwas Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 63.82 hectares
Population 1,497
Male Population 774
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hatwas Khas compares

By the 2011 count Hatwas Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 63.82 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Hatwas Khas

Hatwas Khas is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hatwas Khas 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hatwas Khas from other places

Hatwas Khas lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about under 2 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 Hatwas Khas
Nearest railway station Nagrota under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 2.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km

Villages closest to Hatwas Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Hatwas Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Hatwas Khas village had a population of 1,497. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Hatwas Khas village has 774 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hatwas Khas has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Hatwas Khas is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hatwas Khas covers 63.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hatwas Khas falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hatwas Khas is Nagrota, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hatwas Khas.

Hatwas Khas is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hatwas Khas is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota is about under 2 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 2.5 km away. Kangra 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 Hatwas Jhikla (under 2 km), Jhikli Ambwari (under 2 km) and Uparli Ambwari (under 2 km).

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

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