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About Hinganjhar Village

Hinganjhar is a small village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 234 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494670, 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 Durgkondal
Pincode 494670
Area (hectares) 451.14 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 234
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hinganjhar compares

By the 2011 count Hinganjhar is the 58th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 451.14 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

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 5 - 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 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
Nearest town Kānker 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 17 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 Durgkondal 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 Hinganjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hinganjhar village had a population of 467. That makes it the 58th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Hinganjhar village has 234 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hinganjhar has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Hinganjhar is 494670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hinganjhar covers 451.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hinganjhar falls under Durgkondal 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 5 - 10 km distance 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 Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kānker is about 16 km away. Durgkondal is about 17 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.

The closest recorded villages are Pujari Para (1.5 km), Kodogaon (2.8 km) and Gurwandi (4.5 km).

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

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