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About Hathkera Village

Hathkera is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 509 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathkera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 452.84 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 509
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hathkera compares

By the 2011 count Hathkera is the 71st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 452.84 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Hathkera

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

Hathkera lies about 31 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 15 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 Hathkera
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 15 km
Nearest railway station Dagori 15 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Hathkera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathkera village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 71st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Hathkera village has 509 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathkera has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Hathkera is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathkera covers 452.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hathkera falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hathkera is Dagori, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hathkera.

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

Hathkera is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 15 km away. Dagori is about 15 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhuadih (under 2 km), Torla (under 2 km) and Kacharbod (under 2 km).

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

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