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About Hiwan Khurd Village

Hiwan Khurd is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 11 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiwan Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiwan Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 19.41 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 11
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Hiwan Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Hiwan Khurd is the 234th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 19.41 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hiwan Khurd

Hiwan Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hiwan Khurd 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiwan Khurd from other places

Hiwan Khurd lies about 35 km from Solan, 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 14 km
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 29 km
District headquarters Solan 35 km

Villages closest to Hiwan Khurd

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 Hiwan Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiwan Khurd village had a population of 22. That makes it the 234th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Hiwan Khurd village has 11 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiwan Khurd has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hiwan Khurd is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiwan Khurd covers 19.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiwan Khurd falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hiwan Khurd 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hiwan Khurd.

Hiwan Khurd is about 35 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiwan Khurd is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Kandaghat is about 29 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 Kalan (under 2 km), Mundi Kalan (2.9 km) and Sayari (4.1 km).

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

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