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About Waziran Village

Waziran is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 261 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waziran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waziran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 261
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waziran compares

By the 2011 count Waziran is the 187th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Waziran

Waziran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Waziran 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 Waziran from other places

Waziran lies about 53 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 13 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 Waziran
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 13 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 53 km

Villages closest to Waziran

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 Waziran

As per the Census of India 2011, Waziran village had a population of 548. That makes it the 187th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Waziran village has 261 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waziran has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Waziran is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waziran covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waziran falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Waziran is Musahibpur, about 13 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 Waziran.

Waziran is about 53 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waziran is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 13 km away. Mukerian is about 13 km away. Mukeriān is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maraula (under 2 km), Sariana (under 2 km) and Ajmer (2.0 km).

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

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