About Hingum Village

Hingum is a small village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 156 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hingum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hingum village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bijapur
Tehsil	Bhairamgarh
Pincode	494450
Area (hectares)	219.7 hectares
Population	311
Male Population	156
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hingum compares

By the 2011 count Hingum is the 71st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 219.7 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1065.

Getting to Hingum

Hingum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hingum 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 Hingum from other places

Hingum lies about 39 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 42 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 Hingum
Tehsil headquarters	Bhairamgarh	14 km
District headquarters	Bijapur	39 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalur	42 km
Nearest town	Bacheli	56 km

Villages closest to Hingum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hingum village had a population of 311. That makes it the 71st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Hingum village has 156 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hingum has about 994 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 1065.

The pincode recorded for Hingum is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hingum covers 219.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hingum falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hingum is Kamalur, about 42 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 Hingum.

Hingum is about 39 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hingum is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Bhairamgarh is about 14 km away. Bijapur is about 39 km away. Kamalur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.