About Himar Village

Himar is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 182 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Himar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Himar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Ghumarwin
Pincode	174026
Area (hectares)	91.86 hectares
Population	362
Male Population	182
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Himar compares

By the 2011 count Himar is the 76th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 91.86 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Himar

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

Himar lies about 33 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 18 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 Himar
Nearest railway station	Akaltara	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghumarwin	33 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	33 km

Villages closest to Himar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Himar village had a population of 362. That makes it the 76th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Himar village has 182 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Himar has about 989 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 1039.

The pincode recorded for Himar is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Himar covers 91.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Himar falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Himar is Akaltara, about 18 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Himar.

Himar is about 33 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Himar is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. Akaltara is about 18 km away. Ghumarwin is about 33 km away. Bilaspur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.