About Hukkal Village

Hukkal is a mid sized village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 383 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hukkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hukkal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175025
Area (hectares)	172.29 hectares
Population	777
Male Population	383
Female Population	394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hukkal compares

By the 2011 count Hukkal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 172.29 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Hukkal

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

Hukkal lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Hukkal
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	18 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km

Villages closest to Hukkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hukkal village had a population of 777. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Hukkal village has 383 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hukkal has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Hukkal is 175025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hukkal covers 172.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hukkal falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hukkal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Hukkal.

Hukkal is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hukkal is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Sarkaghat is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.