About Hanga Village

Hanga is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 121 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanga village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182221
Area (hectares)	54.2 hectares
Population	262
Male Population	121
Female Population	141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,165
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanga compares

By the 2011 count Hanga is the 81st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 54.2 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Hanga

Hanga is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hanga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Hanga from other places

Hanga lies about 39 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 72 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 Hanga
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	19 km
Nearest town	Kishtwār	38 km
District headquarters	Doda	39 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	72 km

Villages closest to Hanga

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.

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Common questions about Hanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanga village had a population of 262. That makes it the 81st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Hanga village has 121 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanga has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Hanga is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanga covers 54.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hanga is Udhampur, about 72 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hanga.

Hanga is about 39 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanga is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 19 km away. Kishtwār is about 38 km away. Doda is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.