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About Hitameta Village

Hitameta is a mid sized village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 761 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 644 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1376.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hitameta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hitameta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 1376.95 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 761
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 644
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hitameta compares

By the 2011 count Hitameta is the 18th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 1376.95 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Hitameta

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

Hitameta lies about 47 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada. 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 Hitameta
Tehsil headquarters Gidam 20 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 47 km
Nearest town Bacheli 54 km

Villages closest to Hitameta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hitameta village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 18th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Hitameta village has 761 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hitameta has about 644 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Hitameta is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hitameta covers 1376.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hitameta falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Hitameta notes the nearest railway station 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 Hitameta.

Hitameta is about 47 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hitameta is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about 20 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 47 km away. Bacheli is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balegapal (4.8 km), Neurnar (5.8 km) and Muchnar (7.0 km).

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

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