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About Hiwuna Village

Hiwuna is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 21 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiwuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwuna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 21
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwuna compares

By the 2011 count Hiwuna is the 123rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Hiwuna

Hiwuna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hiwuna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Hiwuna from other places

Hiwuna lies about 42 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 39 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 Hiwuna
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 26 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 39 km
Nearest town Solan 41 km
District headquarters Shimla 42 km

Villages closest to Hiwuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwuna village had a population of 41. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Hiwuna village has 21 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwuna has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Hiwuna is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiwuna covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiwuna falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hiwuna is Salogra, about 39 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hiwuna.

Hiwuna is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwuna is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 26 km away. Salogra is about 39 km away. Solan is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanwa (under 2 km), Jhokhar (2.6 km) and Dadoti (8.9 km).

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

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