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About Hathitikra Village

Hathitikra is a mid sized village in Janjgir tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,107, made up of 567 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathitikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathitikra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Janjgir
Pincode 495668
Area (hectares) 246.92 hectares
Population 1,107
Male Population 567
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hathitikra compares

By the 2011 count Hathitikra is the 35th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents. Its 246.92 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Hathitikra

Hathitikra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hathitikra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hathitikra from other places

Hathitikra lies about 7.8 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 2.5 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 Hathitikra
Nearest railway station Kapan 2.5 km
Nearest town Nailā 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Janjgir 6.6 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 7.8 km

Villages closest to Hathitikra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathitikra village had a population of 1,107. That makes it the 35th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents.

Hathitikra village has 567 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathitikra has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Hathitikra is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathitikra covers 246.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hathitikra falls under Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hathitikra is Kapan, about 2.5 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 km distance for Hathitikra.

Hathitikra is about 7.8 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathitikra is in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kapan is about 2.5 km away. Nailā is about 5.6 km away. Janjgir is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodsara (1.9 km), Banari (2.4 km) and Putpura (4.2 km).

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

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