About Hikam Village

Hikam is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 104 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hikam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hikam village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Spiti
Pincode	172113
Area (hectares)	104.33 hectares
Population	195
Male Population	104
Female Population	91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hikam compares

By the 2011 count Hikam is the 23rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 104.33 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Hikam

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

Hikam lies about 109 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 112 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 Hikam
Tehsil headquarters	Spiti	17 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	109 km
Nearest town	Mandi	110 km
Nearest railway station	Zero Point	112 km

Villages closest to Hikam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hikam village had a population of 195. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Hikam village has 104 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hikam has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Hikam is 172113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hikam covers 104.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hikam falls under Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hikam is Zero Point, about 112 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 Hikam.

Hikam is about 109 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hikam is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 17 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 109 km away. Mandi is about 110 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.