Hodal
Town in Haryana,India
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Hodal is a town and a municipal council, located, on Palwal Road in Palwal district in the Haryana state of India.It is Part of Braj region. Its language is Braj bhasha & Haryanvi. It is located at 27°53′39″N 77°22′09″E and has an average elevation of 190 meters (620 feet). Hodal is a Haryana Legislative Assembly constituency segment, within the Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Hodal | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Lord Hanuman Temple at Chameli Van dham | |
  Hodal Location in Haryana, India  Hodal Hodal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27.894°N 77.369°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Palwal |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 51,050 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Regional Braj Bhasha, Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 121106 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR50 |
| Website | haryana |
Demographics
As of the 2001 India census,[2] Hodal had a population of 55,306. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Hodal has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 46%. In Hodal, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.[3]
| Religion | Population (1911)[4]: 20 |
Percentage (1911) |
|---|---|---|
Hinduism  |
4,075 | 74.52% |
Islam  |
1,384 | 25.31% |
Sikhism  |
2 | 0.04% |
Christianity  |
7 | 0.13% |
| Total Population | 5,468 | 100% |
See also
- Girraj Kishore Mahaur,[5] former MLA of Hodal
- Hasanpur
- Bahin
- Hathin
