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About Hathigarh Village

Hathigarh is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 286 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathigarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 285.76 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 286
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hathigarh compares

By the 2011 count Hathigarh is the 135th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 285.76 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Hathigarh

Hathigarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hathigarh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hathigarh from other places

Hathigarh lies about 27 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 7.2 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 Hathigarh
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 7.2 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 27 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 27 km

Villages closest to Hathigarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathigarh village had a population of 552. That makes it the 135th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Hathigarh village has 286 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathigarh has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Hathigarh is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathigarh covers 285.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hathigarh falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hathigarh is Bagbahra, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hathigarh.

Hathigarh is about 27 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathigarh is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 7.2 km away. Mahasamund is about 27 km away. Mahāsamund is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaboud (1.9 km), Amanara (2.4 km) and Sukharidabri (2.4 km).

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

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