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About Hapowal Village

Hapowal 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 1,142, made up of 562 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hapowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hapowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144505
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 562
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Hapowal compares

By the 2011 count Hapowal is the 119th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hapowal

The census records public bus service for Hapowal 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 Hapowal from other places

Hapowal lies about 13 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Malupota, about 2.4 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 Hapowal
Nearest railway station Malupota 2.4 km
Nearest town Banga 2.8 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 16 km

Villages closest to Hapowal

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 Hapowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hapowal village had a population of 1,142. That makes it the 119th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Hapowal village has 562 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hapowal has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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

Hapowal covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Hapowal is Malupota, about 2.4 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 Hapowal.

Hapowal is about 13 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.

Hapowal is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Malupota is about 2.4 km away. Banga is about 2.8 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 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 Baharwal (under 2 km), Heon (1.5 km) and Kaleran (1.7 km).

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

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