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About Hansal Village

Hansal is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 75 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175023
Area (hectares) 54.45 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 75
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 Hansal compares

By the 2011 count Hansal is the 107th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 54.45 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Hansal

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

Hansal lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 42 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 Hansal
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 7.1 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 42 km

Villages closest to Hansal

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 Hansal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansal village had a population of 160. That makes it the 107th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Hansal village has 75 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansal has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Hansal is 175023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hansal covers 54.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hansal is Buffer Stop, about 42 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 Hansal.

Hansal is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansal is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 7.1 km away. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanehr (under 2 km), Gummun (under 2 km) and Batahi (under 2 km).

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

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