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About Hakumatpur Village

Hakumatpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 653 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hakumatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hakumatpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144523
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 653
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hakumatpur compares

By the 2011 count Hakumatpur is the 81st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Hakumatpur

Hakumatpur 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 Hakumatpur as Available within village. 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 Hakumatpur from other places

Hakumatpur lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 10 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 Hakumatpur
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 10 km
Nearest town Banga 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 20 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Hakumatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hakumatpur village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 81st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Hakumatpur village has 653 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hakumatpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Hakumatpur is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hakumatpur covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hakumatpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hakumatpur is Saila Khurd, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hakumatpur.

Hakumatpur is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hakumatpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 10 km away. Banga is about 15 km away. Garhshankar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharaudi (under 2 km), Nangal Kalan (under 2 km) and Achharwal (1.5 km).

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

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