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About Hamarau Village

Hamarau is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 55 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamarau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamarau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248196
Area (hectares) 141.94 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 55
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Hamarau compares

By the 2011 count Hamarau is the 132nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 141.94 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Hamarau

Hamarau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hamarau 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 Hamarau from other places

Hamarau lies about 31 km from Dehradun. 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 Hamarau
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 7.5 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 21 km
District headquarters Dehradun 31 km

Villages closest to Hamarau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamarau village had a population of 104. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Hamarau village has 55 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamarau has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Hamarau is 248196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hamarau covers 141.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hamarau falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Hamarau notes the nearest railway station 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 Hamarau.

Hamarau is about 31 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamarau is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 7.5 km away. Mussoorie is about 21 km away. Dehradun is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamrauli Chibhau (under 2 km), Basaha (under 2 km) and Badanu (under 2 km).

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

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