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About Hodnar Village

Hodnar is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 80 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hodnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hodnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 145.33 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 80
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hodnar compares

By the 2011 count Hodnar is the 142nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 145.33 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Hodnar

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

Hodnar lies about 13 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 54 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 Hodnar
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 13 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 54 km

Villages closest to Hodnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hodnar village had a population of 157. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Hodnar village has 80 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hodnar has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Hodnar is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hodnar covers 145.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hodnar falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hodnar is Antagarh, about 54 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 10+ km distance for Hodnar.

Hodnar is about 13 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hodnar is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 13 km away. Nārāinpur is about 13 km away. Antagarh 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 Hikohnar (7.2 km), Bade Jamhari (7.5 km) and Kochwahi (7.9 km).

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

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