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About Hawas Village

Hawas is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 637 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hawas village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141007
Area (hectares) 465 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 637
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hawas compares

By the 2011 count Hawas is the 84th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 465 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Hawas

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

How far is Hawas from other places

Hawas lies about 11 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhandarikalan, about 11 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 Hawas
Nearest railway station Dhandarikalan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 11 km

Villages closest to Hawas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Hawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Hawas village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 84th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Hawas village has 637 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hawas has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Hawas is 141007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hawas covers 465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hawas falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hawas is Dhandarikalan, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hawas.

Hawas is about 11 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hawas is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhandarikalan is about 11 km away. Ludhiana East is about 11 km away. Ludhiana is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiwanpur (1.8 km), Gaunsgarh (2.0 km) and Sasrali (2.1 km).

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

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