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About Hathon Village

Hathon is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 91 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 81.1 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 91
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hathon compares

By the 2011 count Hathon is the 62nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 81.1 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hathon

Hathon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hathon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hathon from other places

Hathon lies about 32 km from Solan. 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 Hathon
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 27 km
District headquarters Solan 32 km

Villages closest to Hathon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathon village had a population of 186. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Hathon village has 91 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathon has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hathon is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathon covers 81.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hathon falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Hathon notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hathon.

Hathon is about 32 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathon is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 16 km away. Kandaghat is about 27 km away. Solan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurgal (2.8 km), Chayawog (4.0 km) and Kadela (4.8 km).

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

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