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About Heewan Village

Heewan is a small village in Tral tehsil, in the district of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 139 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.7 hectares hectares.

Heewan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heewan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Pulwama
Tehsil Tral
Area (hectares) 56.7 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 139
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heewan compares

By the 2011 count Heewan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 56.7 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Heewan

Heewan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Heewan as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Gulistan, Gulshan Pora, Gwang and Hajinar Nor. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Heewan

As per the Census of India 2011, Heewan village had a population of 288. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Heewan village has 139 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heewan has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Heewan covers 56.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heewan falls under Tral tehsil of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Heewan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Heewan.

Heewan is in Tral tehsil of Pulwama district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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