About Hathijan Village

Hathijan is a mid sized village in Dehgam tehsil, in the district of Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,405, made up of 723 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathijan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathijan village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Gandhinagar
Tehsil	Dehgam
Pincode	382308
Area (hectares)	617.45 hectares
Population	1,405
Male Population	723
Female Population	682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hathijan compares

By the 2011 count Hathijan is the 56th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,450 residents. Its 617.45 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Hathijan

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

Hathijan lies about 31 km from Gandhinagar, and the nearest railway station is Geratpur, about 3.0 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 Hathijan
Nearest railway station	Geratpur	3.0 km
Nearest town	Ahmedabad	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dehgam	30 km
District headquarters	Gandhinagar	31 km

Villages closest to Hathijan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathijan village had a population of 1,405. That makes it the 56th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,450 residents.

Hathijan village has 723 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathijan has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Hathijan is 382308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathijan covers 617.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hathijan falls under Dehgam tehsil of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Hathijan is Geratpur, about 3.0 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hathijan.

Hathijan is about 31 km from Gandhinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathijan is in Dehgam tehsil of Gandhinagar district. Geratpur is about 3.0 km away. Ahmedabad is about 12 km away. Dehgam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.