About Halwaia Village

Halwaia is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 280 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halwaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halwaia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	539
Male Population	280
Female Population	259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Halwaia compares

By the 2011 count Halwaia is the 154th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Halwaia

Halwaia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Halwaia 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 Halwaia from other places

Halwaia lies about 53 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 10 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 Halwaia
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	10 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	32 km
District headquarters	Giridih	53 km

Villages closest to Halwaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halwaia village had a population of 539. That makes it the 154th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Halwaia village has 280 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halwaia has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Halwaia is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halwaia covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Halwaia falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Halwaia is Dhanwar, about 10 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 Halwaia.

Halwaia is about 53 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halwaia is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 10 km away. Kodarma is about 32 km away. Giridih is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.