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About Haujkhas Village

Haujkhas is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,168, made up of 1,137 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haujkhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haujkhas village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 768 hectares
Population 2,168
Male Population 1,137
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Haujkhas compares

By the 2011 count Haujkhas is the 61st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 768 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Haujkhas

Haujkhas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Haujkhas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Haujkhas from other places

Haujkhas lies about 65 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Pakhewala, about 3.4 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 Haujkhas
Nearest railway station Chak Pakhewala 3.4 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 17 km
District headquarters Firozpur 65 km

Villages closest to Haujkhas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haujkhas village had a population of 2,168. That makes it the 61st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Haujkhas village has 1,137 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haujkhas has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Haujkhas is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haujkhas covers 768 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haujkhas falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Haujkhas is Chak Pakhewala, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Haujkhas.

Haujkhas is about 65 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haujkhas is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Chak Pakhewala is about 3.4 km away. Jalālābād is about 17 km away. Fazilka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Pakhi (1.7 km), Jore Jand Urf Chimnewala (3.4 km) and Sahiwala (3.8 km).

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

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