About Hichka Village

Hichka is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 194 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hichka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hichka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Keskal
Pincode	494226
Area (hectares)	634 hectares
Population	383
Male Population	194
Female Population	189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hichka compares

By the 2011 count Hichka is the 58th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 634 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Hichka

Hichka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hichka as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hichka from other places

Hichka lies about 108 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 29 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 Hichka
Tehsil headquarters	Keskal	19 km
Nearest town	Kānker	27 km
Nearest railway station	Antagarh	29 km
District headquarters	Bastar	108 km

Villages closest to Hichka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hichka village had a population of 383. That makes it the 58th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Hichka village has 194 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hichka has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Hichka is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hichka covers 634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hichka falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hichka is Antagarh, about 29 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hichka.

Hichka is about 108 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hichka is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 19 km away. Kānker is about 27 km away. Antagarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.