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About Hango Village

Hango is a small village in Hangrang tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 143 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hango Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hango village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Hangrang
Pincode 172112
Area (hectares) 229.92 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 143
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hango compares

By the 2011 count Hango is the 7th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 291 residents. Its 229.92 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 825.

Getting to Hango

Hango is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hango as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hango from other places

Hango lies about 23 km from Kinnaur. 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 Hango
Tehsil headquarters Hangrang 23 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 23 km
Nearest town Shimla 99 km

Villages closest to Hango

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hango village had a population of 275. That makes it the 7th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 291 residents.

Hango village has 143 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hango has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 825.

The pincode recorded for Hango is 172112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hango covers 229.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hango falls under Hangrang tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Hango notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hango.

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

Hango is in Hangrang tehsil of Kinnaur district. Hangrang is about 23 km away. Kinnaur is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yulang (10 km), Ka (15 km) and Chuling (21 km).

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

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