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About Hikonar Village

Hikonar is a small village in Orchha tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 21 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 619 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hikonar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hikonar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Orchha
Pincode 494661
Population 34
Male Population 21
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 619
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hikonar compares

By the 2011 count Hikonar is the 166th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Hikonar

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

Hikonar lies about 12 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 55 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 Hikonar
District headquarters Narayanpur 12 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Orchha 29 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 55 km

Villages closest to Hikonar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hikonar village had a population of 34. That makes it the 166th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Hikonar village has 21 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hikonar has about 619 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Hikonar falls under Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hikonar is Antagarh, about 55 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 Hikonar.

Hikonar is about 12 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hikonar is in Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 12 km away. Nārāinpur is about 12 km away. Orchha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gongla (3.0 km), Dhuta (7.2 km) and Kodnar (7.2 km).

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

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