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About Hawani Village

Hawani is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 208 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, 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 Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 208
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hawani compares

By the 2011 count Hawani is the 43rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

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 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 Hawani from other places

Hawani lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 29 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 Sarkaghat 7.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 12 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 29 km

Villages closest to Hawani

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.

Common questions about Hawani

As per the Census of India 2011, Hawani village had a population of 429. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Hawani village has 208 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hawani has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Hawani is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hawani covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hawani is Buffer Stop, about 29 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 Hawani.

Hawani is about 12 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 Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 7.5 km away. Mandi is about 12 km away. Buffer Stop is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhagwani (under 2 km), Parsaderi Hawani (under 2 km) and Kangar Kothi 212 (2.6 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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