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About Hathan Village

Hathan is a large village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,721, made up of 2,451 males and 2,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 1288 hectares
Population 4,721
Male Population 2,451
Female Population 2,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hathan compares

By the 2011 count Hathan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 1288 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Hathan

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

Hathan lies about 23 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Himmatana, about 4.3 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 Hathan
Nearest railway station Himmatana 4.3 km
Nearest town Dhūri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 10 km
District headquarters Sangrur 23 km

Villages closest to Hathan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathan village had a population of 4,721. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Hathan village has 2,451 males and 2,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Hathan is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathan covers 1288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hathan falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hathan is Himmatana, about 4.3 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 Hathan.

Hathan is about 23 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathan is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Himmatana is about 4.3 km away. Dhūri is about 10 km away. Malerkotla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathoa (under 2 km), Dalelgarh (2.9 km) and Faizgarh (3.5 km).

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

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