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About Hanchanal Village

Hanchanal is a mid sized village in Deoni tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,322, made up of 666 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627.42 hectares hectares.

Hanchanal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanchanal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Deoni
Area (hectares) 627.42 hectares
Population 1,322
Male Population 666
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanchanal compares

By the 2011 count Hanchanal is the 32nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,841 residents. Its 627.42 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 950.

Getting to Hanchanal

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

Hanchanal lies about 59 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalnagar, 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 Hanchanal
Tehsil headquarters Deoni 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Kamalnagar 7.9 km
Nearest town Udgīr 15 km
District headquarters Latur 59 km

Villages closest to Hanchanal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanchanal village had a population of 1,322. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,841 residents.

Hanchanal village has 666 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanchanal has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Hanchanal covers 627.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanchanal falls under Deoni tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hanchanal is Kamalnagar, 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 <5 km distance for Hanchanal.

Hanchanal is about 59 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanchanal is in Deoni tehsil of Latur district. Deoni is about 2.7 km away. Kamalnagar is about 7.9 km away. Udgīr is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangam (1.9 km), Deoni Bk (2.7 km) and Dongarewadi (3.0 km).

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

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