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About Hiwan I Village

Hiwan I is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 55 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiwan I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwan I village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 49.24 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 55
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiwan I compares

By the 2011 count Hiwan I is the 114th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 49.24 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Hiwan I

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

Hiwan I lies about 16 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 14 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 Hiwan I
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Hiwan I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni 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 Hiwan I

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwan I village had a population of 120. That makes it the 114th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Hiwan I village has 55 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwan I has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Hiwan I is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiwan I covers 49.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiwan I falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hiwan I is Summer Hill, about 14 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 Hiwan I.

Hiwan I is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwan I is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 3.8 km away. Summer Hill is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiwan Ii (under 2 km), Jangal Hiwan (under 2 km) and Nalawan (under 2 km).

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

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