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About Hiyun Village

Hiyun is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 71 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiyun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiyun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176123
Area (hectares) 58.34 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 71
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiyun compares

By the 2011 count Hiyun is the 135th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 58.34 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Hiyun

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

Hiyun lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 9.5 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 Hiyun
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km

Villages closest to Hiyun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiyun village had a population of 151. That makes it the 135th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Hiyun village has 71 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiyun has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Hiyun is 176123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiyun covers 58.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiyun falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hiyun is Buffer Stop, about 9.5 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 Hiyun.

Hiyun is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiyun is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 9.5 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagan (1.5 km), D P F Thorat (2.9 km) and Thorat (2.9 km).

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

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