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About Hansawala Village

Hansawala is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 961 males and 899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansawala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143422
Area (hectares) 450 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 961
Female Population 899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Hansawala compares

By the 2011 count Hansawala is the 37th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Hansawala

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

Hansawala lies about 22 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Govindwal Sahib, about 2.9 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 Hansawala
Nearest railway station Govindwal Sahib 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 22 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 22 km

Villages closest to Hansawala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 Hansawala

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansawala village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 37th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Hansawala village has 961 males and 899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansawala has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Hansawala is 143422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hansawala covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hansawala falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hansawala is Govindwal Sahib, about 2.9 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 Hansawala.

Hansawala is about 22 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansawala is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Govindwal Sahib is about 2.9 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 22 km away. Tarn Taran is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindian (under 2 km), Akbarpur (under 2 km) and Goindwal (under 2 km).

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

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