About Hakal Village

Hakal is a large village in Jammu tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,192, made up of 2,208 males and 1,984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 180003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hakal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Jammu
Pincode	180003
Area (hectares)	265.5 hectares
Population	4,192
Male Population	2,208
Female Population	1,984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hakal compares

By the 2011 count Hakal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 918 residents. Its 265.5 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Hakal

Hakal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hakal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hakal from other places

Hakal lies about 7.7 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 6.8 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 Hakal
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jammu	7.7 km

Villages closest to Hakal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hakal village had a population of 4,192. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 918 residents.

Hakal village has 2,208 males and 1,984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hakal has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Hakal is 180003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hakal covers 265.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hakal falls under Jammu tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hakal is Jammu Tawi, about 6.8 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 village for Hakal.

Hakal is about 7.7 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hakal is in Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 5.1 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 6.8 km away. Jammu is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.