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About Hamza Village

Hamza is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 198 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamza Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamza village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 198
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hamza compares

By the 2011 count Hamza is the 252nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Hamza

The census records public bus service for Hamza as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hamza from other places

Hamza lies about 40 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 2.8 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 Hamza
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 2.5 km
Nearest town Dasūya 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Dasuya 2.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Hamza

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamza village had a population of 402. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Hamza village has 198 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamza has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Hamza is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hamza covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hamza falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hamza is Dasuya, about 2.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hamza.

Hamza is about 40 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamza is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 2.5 km away. Dasūya is about 2.5 km away. Dasuya is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambala (under 2 km), Bahla (under 2 km) and Bala (under 2 km).

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

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