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About Hedul Village

Hedul is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 649 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 849 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hedul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hedul village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416603
Area (hectares) 849 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 649
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hedul compares

By the 2011 count Hedul is the 16th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 849 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Hedul

Hedul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hedul 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. The nearest villages by name are Ghumade, Golwan, Gothane and Guram Nagari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hedul

As per the Census of India 2011, Hedul village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 16th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Hedul village has 649 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hedul has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Hedul is 416603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hedul covers 849 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hedul falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Hedul notes the nearest railway station 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 Hedul.

Hedul is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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