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About Hidpal Village

Hidpal is a small village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 200 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 915.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hidpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hidpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 915.04 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 200
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hidpal compares

By the 2011 count Hidpal is the 49th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 915.04 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Hidpal

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

Hidpal lies about 39 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 Hidpal
Tehsil headquarters Gidam 12 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 39 km
Nearest town Bacheli 47 km

Villages closest to Hidpal

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 Hidpal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hidpal village had a population of 428. That makes it the 49th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Hidpal village has 200 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hidpal has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

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

Hidpal covers 915.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Hidpal 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 10+ km distance for Hidpal.

Hidpal is about 39 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.

Hidpal is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about 12 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 39 km away. Bacheli is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Upet (2.3 km), Balegapal (3.3 km) and Nagphani (5.2 km).

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

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