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About Hakuwala Village

Hakuwala is a large village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,411, made up of 1,270 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 752 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hakuwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hakuwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Malout
Pincode 151211
Area (hectares) 752 hectares
Population 2,411
Male Population 1,270
Female Population 1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hakuwala compares

By the 2011 count Hakuwala is the 49th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 752 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 901.

Getting to Hakuwala

Hakuwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hakuwala as Available within 10+ 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 Hakuwala from other places

Hakuwala lies about 57 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Lohgarh Abub, about 9.6 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 Hakuwala
Nearest railway station Lohgarh Abub 9.6 km
Nearest town Mandi Dabwāli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Malout 28 km
District headquarters Muktsar 57 km

Villages closest to Hakuwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hakuwala village had a population of 2,411. That makes it the 49th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Hakuwala village has 1,270 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hakuwala has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Hakuwala is 151211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hakuwala covers 752 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hakuwala falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hakuwala is Lohgarh Abub, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hakuwala.

Hakuwala is about 57 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hakuwala is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Lohgarh Abub is about 9.6 km away. Mandi Dabwāli is about 14 km away. Malout is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhullarwala (1.7 km), Fatta Khera (3.6 km) and Middu Khera (3.7 km).

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

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