About Hanzal Village

Hanzal is a small village in Marwah tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 244 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanzal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanzal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Marwah
Pincode	182205
Area (hectares)	255.4 hectares
Population	472
Male Population	244
Female Population	228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Hanzal compares

By the 2011 count Hanzal is the 23rd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 255.4 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Hanzal

Hanzal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hanzal 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 Hanzal from other places

Hanzal lies about 28 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 55 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 Hanzal
District headquarters	Kishtwar	28 km
Nearest town	Kishtwār	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marwah	30 km
Nearest railway station	Hiller Shahabad	55 km

Villages closest to Hanzal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanzal village had a population of 472. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Hanzal village has 244 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanzal has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Hanzal is 182205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanzal covers 255.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hanzal falls under Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hanzal is Hiller Shahabad, about 55 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 Hanzal.

Hanzal is about 28 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanzal is in Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district. Kishtwar is about 28 km away. Kishtwār is about 28 km away. Marwah is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.