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About Hamirowal Village

Hamirowal is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 257 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamirowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamirowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144505
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 257
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hamirowal compares

By the 2011 count Hamirowal is the 216th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hamirowal

The census records public bus service for Hamirowal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hamirowal from other places

Hamirowal lies about 9.0 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Banga, about under 2 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 Hamirowal
Nearest railway station Banga under 2 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 13 km

Villages closest to Hamirowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamirowal village had a population of 515. That makes it the 216th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Hamirowal village has 257 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamirowal has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Hamirowal is 144505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hamirowal covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hamirowal falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hamirowal is Banga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Hamirowal is about 9.0 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamirowal is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Banga is about under 2 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 9.0 km away. Nawanshahr 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 Poonian (under 2 km), Sotran (under 2 km) and Banga (under 2 km).

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

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