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About Hal Village

Hal is a small village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 221 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Pincode 431304
Area (hectares) 244.73 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 221
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hal compares

By the 2011 count Hal is the 182nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 244.73 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Hal

Hal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hal from other places

Hal lies about 35 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Khadavli, about 6.2 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 Hal
Nearest railway station Khadavli 6.2 km
Nearest town Vasind 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 16 km
District headquarters Thane 35 km

Villages closest to Hal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hal village had a population of 444. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Hal village has 221 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hal has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Hal is 431304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hal covers 244.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hal falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hal is Khadavli, about 6.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hal.

Hal is about 35 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hal is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Khadavli is about 6.2 km away. Vasind is about 9.5 km away. Shahapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahivali (2.5 km), Dahivali Tarf Korkada (2.5 km) and Hiv (2.5 km).

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

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