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About Hansala Village

Hansala is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 274 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140506
Area (hectares) 291 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 274
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hansala compares

By the 2011 count Hansala is the 109th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Hansala

Hansala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hansala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hansala from other places

Hansala lies about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 3.7 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 Hansala
Nearest railway station Dapper 3.7 km
Nearest town Lālru 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 9.8 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Hansala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Hansala

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansala village had a population of 496. That makes it the 109th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Hansala village has 274 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansala has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Hansala is 140506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hansala covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hansala falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hansala is Dapper, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hansala is about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansala is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 3.7 km away. Lālru is about 4.8 km away. Dera Bassi is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Humbra (under 2 km), Salempur (2.1 km) and Chadiala (2.3 km).

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

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