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About Hawani Village

Hawani is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 68 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 735 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hawani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hawani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 51.12 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 68
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 735
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 Hawani compares

By the 2011 count Hawani is the 189th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 51.12 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Hawani

Hawani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hawani 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 Hawani from other places

Hawani lies about 37 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, 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 Hawani
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 4.0 km
Nearest town Baddi 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 14 km
District headquarters Solan 37 km

Villages closest to Hawani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hawani village had a population of 118. That makes it the 189th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Hawani village has 68 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hawani has about 735 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Hawani is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hawani covers 51.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hawani falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hawani is Ghanauli, 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 Hawani.

Hawani is about 37 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hawani is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 4.0 km away. Baddi is about 7.5 km away. Ghanauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhana (under 2 km), Khera Uperla (1.6 km) and Chak (1.7 km).

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

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