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About Hatwa Village

Hatwa is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 578 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.7 hectares hectares.

Hatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hatwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 60.7 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 578
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 Hatwa compares

By the 2011 count Hatwa is the 192nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 60.7 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Hatwa

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

Hatwa lies about 21 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, about 8.7 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 Hatwa
Nearest railway station Shudnipur 8.7 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 21 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 21 km

Villages closest to Hatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hatwa village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Hatwa village has 578 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hatwa has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Hatwa covers 60.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hatwa falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hatwa is Shudnipur, about 8.7 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 Hatwa.

Hatwa is about 21 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hatwa is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shudnipur is about 8.7 km away. Mariāhu is about 10 km away. Kerakat is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barai (3.2 km), Mojra (3.5 km) and Kusian (4.0 km).

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

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