About Hinganjhar Village

Hinganjhar is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 296 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hinganjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hinganjhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Charama
Pincode	494635
Area (hectares)	295.18 hectares
Population	580
Male Population	296
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hinganjhar compares

By the 2011 count Hinganjhar is the 81st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 295.18 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1039.

Getting to Hinganjhar

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

Hinganjhar lies about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 30 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 Hinganjhar
Tehsil headquarters	Charama	15 km
Nearest town	Kānker	16 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	17 km
Nearest railway station	Gudum	30 km

Villages closest to Hinganjhar

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

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Common questions about Hinganjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hinganjhar village had a population of 580. That makes it the 81st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Hinganjhar village has 296 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hinganjhar has about 959 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 1039.

The pincode recorded for Hinganjhar is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hinganjhar covers 295.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hinganjhar falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hinganjhar is Gudum, about 30 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 Hinganjhar.

Hinganjhar is about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hinganjhar is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 15 km away. Kānker is about 16 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.