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About Hinchhapur Village

Hinchhapur is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 611 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hinchhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hinchhapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 496220
Area (hectares) 229.5 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 611
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hinchhapur compares

By the 2011 count Hinchhapur is the 32nd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 229.5 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Hinchhapur

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

Hinchhapur lies about 66 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 66 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 Hinchhapur
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 7.2 km
Nearest town Kānker 53 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 66 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 66 km

Villages closest to Hinchhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hinchhapur village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Hinchhapur village has 611 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hinchhapur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Hinchhapur is 496220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hinchhapur covers 229.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hinchhapur falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hinchhapur is Sarsonpuri, about 66 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 Hinchhapur.

Hinchhapur is about 66 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hinchhapur is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 7.2 km away. Kānker is about 53 km away. Dhamtari is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankra (under 2 km), Sankrakup (under 2 km) and Korra (under 2 km).

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

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