About Hotwag Village

Hotwag is a mid sized village in Latehar tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 778 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hotwag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hotwag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Latehar
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	360 hectares
Population	1,513
Male Population	778
Female Population	735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hotwag compares

By the 2011 count Hotwag is the 17th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Hotwag

Hotwag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hotwag 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hotwag from other places

Hotwag lies about 5.4 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 3.5 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 Hotwag
Nearest railway station	Bendi	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Latehar	5.4 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	5.4 km

Villages closest to Hotwag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hotwag village had a population of 1,513. That makes it the 17th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Hotwag village has 778 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hotwag has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Hotwag is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hotwag covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hotwag falls under Latehar tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hotwag is Bendi, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hotwag.

Hotwag is about 5.4 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hotwag is in Latehar tehsil of Latehar district. Bendi is about 3.5 km away. Latehar is about 5.4 km away. Lātehār is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.