About Hanwal Village

Hanwal is one of the larger villages in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,334, made up of 3,135 males and 3,199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2410.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583268, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanwal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Gangawati
Pincode	583268
Area (hectares)	2410.9 hectares
Population	6,334
Male Population	3,135
Female Population	3,199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanwal compares

By the 2011 count Hanwal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 2410.9 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Hanwal

Hanwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hanwal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Hanwal from other places

Hanwal lies about 46 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Gangavathi Railway station, about 7.9 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 Hanwal
Nearest railway station	Gangavathi Railway station	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangawati	9.2 km
Nearest town	Gangavati	9.2 km
District headquarters	Koppal	46 km

Villages closest to Hanwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanwal village had a population of 6,334. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Hanwal village has 3,135 males and 3,199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanwal has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Hanwal is 583268. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanwal covers 2410.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanwal falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hanwal is Gangavathi Railway station, about 7.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hanwal.

Hanwal is about 46 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanwal is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Gangavathi Railway station is about 7.9 km away. Gangawati is about 9.2 km away. Gangavati is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.