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About Handwal Village

Handwal is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 563 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Handwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144224
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 563
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Handwal compares

By the 2011 count Handwal is the 66th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 995.

Getting to Handwal

Handwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Handwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Handwal from other places

Handwal lies about 50 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 17 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 Handwal
Nearest town Talwāra 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 17 km
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 17 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 50 km

Villages closest to Handwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Handwal village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 66th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Handwal village has 563 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handwal has about 998 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Handwal is 144224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Handwal covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handwal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Handwal is Musahibpur, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Handwal.

Handwal is about 50 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handwal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Talwāra is about 9.7 km away. Mukerian is about 17 km away. Musahibpur 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 Lalota (under 2 km), Chikarial (under 2 km) and Kathigarh (under 2 km).

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

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