About Hegwal Village

Hegwal is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 538 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hegwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hegwal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	166.39 hectares
Population	1,065
Male Population	538
Female Population	527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hegwal compares

By the 2011 count Hegwal is the 31st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 166.39 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Hegwal

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

Hegwal lies about 49 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Hegwal
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	20 km
Nearest town	Chamba	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	49 km

Villages closest to Hegwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hegwal village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 31st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Hegwal village has 538 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hegwal has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Hegwal is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hegwal covers 166.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hegwal falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hegwal is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Hegwal.

Hegwal is about 49 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hegwal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.