About Hilawa Village

Hilawa is a large village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,348, made up of 1,205 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hilawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hilawa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Bashant Rai
Pincode	814155
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	2,348
Male Population	1,205
Female Population	1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
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 Hilawa compares

By the 2011 count Hilawa is the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Hilawa

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

Hilawa lies about 6.5 km from Bashant Rai, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 13 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 Hilawa
Tehsil headquarters	Bashant Rai	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Godda	13 km

Villages closest to Hilawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Hilawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Hilawa village had a population of 2,348. That makes it the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Hilawa village has 1,205 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hilawa has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Hilawa is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hilawa covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hilawa falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hilawa is Godda, about 13 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 Hilawa.

Hilawa is about 6.5 km from Bashant Rai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hilawa is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 6.5 km away. Godda is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.