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About Hatwal Village

Hatwal is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 408 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hatwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hatwal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 356 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 408
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Hatwal compares

By the 2011 count Hatwal is the 38th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Hatwal

Hatwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hatwal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hatwal from other places

Hatwal lies about 26 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mesra, about 11 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 Hatwal
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Mesra 11 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 17 km
District headquarters Ranchi 26 km

Villages closest to Hatwal

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

Common questions about Hatwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hatwal village had a population of 808. That makes it the 38th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Hatwal village has 408 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hatwal has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Hatwal is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hatwal covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hatwal falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hatwal is Mesra, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hatwal.

Hatwal is about 26 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hatwal is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 3.7 km away. Mesra is about 11 km away. Rāmgarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baridihi (under 2 km), Guru (1.7 km) and Pancha (1.7 km).

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

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