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About Hilchur Village

Hilchur is a small village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 107 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hilchur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hilchur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 480.77 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 107
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hilchur compares

By the 2011 count Hilchur is the 123rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 480.77 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1025.

Getting to Hilchur

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

Hilchur lies about 71 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 24 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 Hilchur
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 24 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 26 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 71 km

Villages closest to Hilchur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hilchur village had a population of 206. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Hilchur village has 107 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hilchur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Hilchur is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hilchur covers 480.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hilchur falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hilchur is Gudum, about 24 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 Hilchur.

Hilchur is about 71 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hilchur is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 18 km away. Gudum is about 24 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wako (1.7 km), Khardi (2.2 km) and Hathra (2.9 km).

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

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