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About Hashmatwala Village

Hashmatwala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,688, made up of 854 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hashmatwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hashmatwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 152021
Area (hectares) 626.48 hectares
Population 1,688
Male Population 854
Female Population 834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hashmatwala compares

By the 2011 count Hashmatwala is the 31st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 626.48 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Hashmatwala

Hashmatwala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hashmatwala 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hashmatwala from other places

Hashmatwala lies about 32 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 1.6 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 Hashmatwala
Nearest railway station Butewala 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 14 km
District headquarters Firozpur 32 km

Villages closest to Hashmatwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hashmatwala village had a population of 1,688. That makes it the 31st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Hashmatwala village has 854 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hashmatwala has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Hashmatwala is 152021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hashmatwala covers 626.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hashmatwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hashmatwala is Butewala, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hashmatwala.

Hashmatwala is about 32 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hashmatwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Butewala is about 1.6 km away. Zira is about 14 km away. Firozpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jattanwali (under 2 km), Warpal (under 2 km) and Butewala (2.3 km).

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

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