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About Hadal Village

Hadal is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 177 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hadal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 116.2 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 177
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hadal compares

By the 2011 count Hadal is the 63rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 116.2 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Hadal

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

Hadal lies about 29 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 56 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 Hadal
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 4.6 km
District headquarters Doda 29 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 56 km

Villages closest to Hadal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hadal village had a population of 363. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Hadal village has 177 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hadal has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Hadal is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hadal covers 116.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hadal falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hadal is Udhampur, about 56 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 <5 km distance for Hadal.

Hadal is about 29 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hadal is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 4.6 km away. Doda is about 29 km away. Udhampur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheja (under 2 km), Thanala (3.2 km) and Nalthi (3.7 km).

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

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