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About Hawani Village

Hawani is a mid sized village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 221 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,330 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hawani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hawani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175004
Area (hectares) 113.29 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 221
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,330
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hawani compares

By the 2011 count Hawani is the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 113.29 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Hawani

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

Hawani lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 35 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 Hawani
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 6.4 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 35 km

Villages closest to Hawani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hawani village had a population of 515. That makes it the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Hawani village has 221 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hawani has about 1330 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Hawani is 175004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hawani covers 113.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hawani falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hawani is Olinda, about 35 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 <5 km distance for Hawani.

Hawani is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hawani is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 6.4 km away. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katoh (under 2 km), Alsogi (1.8 km) and Nawani (1.9 km).

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

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