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About Hisail Village

Hisail is a mid sized village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 590 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.84 hectares hectares.

Hisail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hisail village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Gabhana
Area (hectares) 231.84 hectares
Population 1,080
Male Population 590
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hisail compares

By the 2011 count Hisail is the 99th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 231.84 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Hisail

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

Hisail lies about 25 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 10 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 Hisail
Tehsil headquarters Gabhana 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Danwar 10 km
Nearest town Khair 12 km
District headquarters Aligarh 25 km

Villages closest to Hisail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hisail village had a population of 1,080. That makes it the 99th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Hisail village has 590 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hisail has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Hisail covers 231.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hisail falls under Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hisail is Danwar, about 10 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 Hisail.

Hisail is about 25 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hisail is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Gabhana is about 8.0 km away. Danwar is about 10 km away. Khair is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagala Sarua (under 2 km), Markhi (under 2 km) and Thanpur Khanpur (1.6 km).

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

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