About Hindwal Village

Hindwal is a small village in Karnah tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 93 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.2 hectares hectares.

Hindwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hindwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Karnah
Area (hectares)	31.2 hectares
Population	176
Male Population	93
Female Population	83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hindwal compares

By the 2011 count Hindwal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 31.2 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Hindwal

Hindwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hindwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hindwal from other places

Hindwal lies about 37 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 50 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 Hindwal
Tehsil headquarters	Karnah	3.9 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	37 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	37 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	50 km

Villages closest to Hindwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hindwal village had a population of 176. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Hindwal village has 93 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hindwal has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

Hindwal covers 31.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hindwal falls under Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hindwal is Baramula, about 50 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hindwal.

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

Hindwal is in Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district. Karnah is about 3.9 km away. Kupwara is about 37 km away. Kopawor is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.