About Hotwasi Village

Hotwasi is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 767 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hotwasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hotwasi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Nagri
Pincode	834004
Area (hectares)	276 hectares
Population	1,587
Male Population	767
Female Population	820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hotwasi compares

By the 2011 count Hotwasi is the 14th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Hotwasi

Hotwasi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hotwasi as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hotwasi from other places

Hotwasi lies about 6.6 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 4.8 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 Hotwasi
Nearest railway station	Piska	4.8 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagri	6.9 km

Villages closest to Hotwasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hotwasi village had a population of 1,587. That makes it the 14th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Hotwasi village has 767 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hotwasi has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Hotwasi is 834004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hotwasi covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hotwasi falls under Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hotwasi is Piska, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hotwasi.

Hotwasi is about 6.6 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hotwasi is in Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Piska is about 4.8 km away. Ranchi is about 6.6 km away. Nagri is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.