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About Hiala Village

Hiala 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 1,477, made up of 776 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144421
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 1,477
Male Population 776
Female Population 701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hiala compares

By the 2011 count Hiala is the 74th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hiala

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

Hiala lies about 5.7 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 3.2 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 Hiala
Nearest railway station Nawanshahr Daoba Junction 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 3.5 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 5.7 km

Villages closest to Hiala

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 Hiala

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiala village had a population of 1,477. That makes it the 74th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Hiala village has 776 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiala has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Hiala is 144421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiala covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Hiala is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 3.2 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 Hiala.

Hiala is about 5.7 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.

Hiala is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Nawanshahr Daoba Junction is about 3.2 km away. Nawanshahr is about 3.5 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaffarpur (under 2 km), Begampur (1.7 km) and Barsian (1.7 km).

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

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