About Hathal Village

Hathal is a large village in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,287, made up of 1,705 males and 1,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2529.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Sunderbani
Pincode	185203
Area (hectares)	2529.7 hectares
Population	3,287
Male Population	1,705
Female Population	1,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hathal compares

By the 2011 count Hathal is the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 2529.7 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 940.

Getting to Hathal

Hathal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hathal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hathal from other places

Hathal lies about 48 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 42 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 Hathal
Tehsil headquarters	Sunderbani	11 km
Nearest town	Akhnūr	24 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	42 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	48 km

Villages closest to Hathal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathal village had a population of 3,287. That makes it the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Hathal village has 1,705 males and 1,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathal has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Hathal is 185203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathal covers 2529.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hathal falls under Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hathal is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 42 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 village for Hathal.

Hathal is about 48 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathal is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. Sunderbani is about 11 km away. Akhnūr is about 24 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.