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About Hailang Village

Hailang is a mid sized village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 307 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 720 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hailang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hailang village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246443
Area (hectares) 122.79 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 307
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 720
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hailang compares

By the 2011 count Hailang is the 13th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 122.79 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 903.

Getting to Hailang

Hailang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hailang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ganai, Garpak, Gaunkh Laga Sailang and Gulabkoti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hailang

As per the Census of India 2011, Hailang village had a population of 528. That makes it the 13th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Hailang village has 307 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hailang has about 720 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Hailang is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hailang covers 122.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hailang falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Hailang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hailang.

Hailang is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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