About Hislani Village

Hislani is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 54 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,352 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hislani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hislani village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246431
Area (hectares)	68.7 hectares
Population	127
Male Population	54
Female Population	73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,352
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hislani compares

By the 2011 count Hislani is the 150th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 68.7 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Hislani

Hislani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hislani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Hislani from other places

Hislani lies about 50 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 65 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 Hislani
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	11 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	50 km
Nearest town	Almora	53 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	65 km

Villages closest to Hislani

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

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Common questions about Hislani

As per the Census of India 2011, Hislani village had a population of 127. That makes it the 150th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Hislani village has 54 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hislani has about 1352 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Hislani is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hislani covers 68.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hislani falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Hislani is Ramnagar, about 65 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 - 10 km distance for Hislani.

Hislani is about 50 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hislani is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 11 km away. Chamoli is about 50 km away. Almora is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.