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About Hisawan Village

Hisawan is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,299, made up of 1,766 males and 1,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.89 hectares hectares.

Hisawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hisawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 494.89 hectares
Population 3,299
Male Population 1,766
Female Population 1,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hisawan compares

By the 2011 count Hisawan is the 13th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 494.89 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Hisawan

Hisawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hisawan as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hisawan from other places

Hisawan lies about 17 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Jhinjhak, about 17 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 Hisawan
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 6.7 km
Nearest town Auraiya 15 km
Nearest railway station Jhinjhak 17 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 17 km

Villages closest to Hisawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hisawan village had a population of 3,299. That makes it the 13th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Hisawan village has 1,766 males and 1,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hisawan has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Hisawan covers 494.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hisawan falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hisawan is Jhinjhak, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hisawan.

Hisawan is about 17 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hisawan is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 6.7 km away. Auraiya is about 15 km away. Jhinjhak is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taluhapur (1.7 km), Bichhiyapur (1.8 km) and Muradpur (1.9 km).

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

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