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About Hivan Village

Hivan is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 10 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hivan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hivan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 10 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 10
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,300
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hivan compares

By the 2011 count Hivan is the 173rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 10 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Hivan

Hivan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hivan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Golan, Graon, Halot and Himri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hivan

As per the Census of India 2011, Hivan village had a population of 33. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Hivan village has 10 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hivan has about 2300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Hivan is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hivan covers 10 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hivan falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Hivan notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Hivan.

Hivan is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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