About Hanal Village

Hanal is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 59 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	24.34 hectares
Population	120
Male Population	59
Female Population	61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanal compares

By the 2011 count Hanal is the 97th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 24.34 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Hanal

Hanal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hanal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Hanal from other places

Hanal lies about 44 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Hanal
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	42 km
Nearest town	Solan	44 km
District headquarters	Shimla	44 km

Villages closest to Hanal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanal village had a population of 120. That makes it the 97th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Hanal village has 59 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanal has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Hanal is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanal covers 24.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanal falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hanal is Salogra, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hanal.

Hanal is about 44 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanal is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 4.7 km away. Salogra is about 42 km away. Solan is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.