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About Hinar Village

Hinar is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 46 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hinar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hinar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 125.23 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 46
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hinar compares

By the 2011 count Hinar is the 142nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 125.23 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 967.

Getting to Hinar

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

Hinar lies about 9.4 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 7.4 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 Hinar
Nearest railway station Salogra 7.4 km
District headquarters Solan 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 11 km

Villages closest to Hinar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hinar village had a population of 85. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Hinar village has 46 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hinar has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hinar is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hinar covers 125.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hinar falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hinar is Salogra, about 7.4 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 village for Hinar.

Hinar is about 9.4 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hinar is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 7.4 km away. Solan is about 9.4 km away. Kandaghat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chagaon (under 2 km), Takrana (under 2 km) and Karog (under 2 km).

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

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