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About Hinchhapuri Village

Hinchhapuri is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 766 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hinchhapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hinchhapuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 478.86 hectares
Population 1,517
Male Population 766
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hinchhapuri compares

By the 2011 count Hinchhapuri is the 31st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 478.86 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 Hinchhapuri

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

Hinchhapuri lies about 34 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, 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 Hinchhapuri
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 15 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 18 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 19 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Hinchhapuri

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 Hinchhapuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Hinchhapuri village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 31st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Hinchhapuri village has 766 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hinchhapuri has about 980 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 Hinchhapuri is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hinchhapuri covers 478.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hinchhapuri falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hinchhapuri is Nipania, 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Hinchhapuri.

Hinchhapuri is about 34 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hinchhapuri is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 15 km away. Nipania is about 18 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparlod (2.1 km), Kacharbod (2.1 km) and Tribhubanpur (2.4 km).

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

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