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About Hafwana Village

Hafwana is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 107 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hafwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hafwana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 125.86 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 107
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hafwana compares

By the 2011 count Hafwana is the 111th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 125.86 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Hafwana

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

Hafwana lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Hafwana
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 5.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 47 km

Villages closest to Hafwana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hafwana village had a population of 225. That makes it the 111th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Hafwana village has 107 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hafwana has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Hafwana is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hafwana covers 125.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hafwana falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hafwana is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Hafwana.

Hafwana 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.

Hafwana is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 5.5 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Phagla Bhawana (under 2 km), Jai Devi (under 2 km) and Kotla (under 2 km).

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

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