About Hitbasa Village

Hitbasa is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 170 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hitbasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hitbasa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Potka
Pincode	832102
Area (hectares)	198 hectares
Population	362
Male Population	170
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,129
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hitbasa compares

By the 2011 count Hitbasa is the 171st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Hitbasa

Hitbasa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hitbasa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hitbasa from other places

Hitbasa lies about 84 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 7.2 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 Hitbasa
Nearest railway station	Pandrasali	7.2 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potka	18 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	84 km

Villages closest to Hitbasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hitbasa village had a population of 362. That makes it the 171st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Hitbasa village has 170 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hitbasa has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Hitbasa is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hitbasa covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hitbasa falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hitbasa is Pandrasali, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hitbasa.

Hitbasa is about 84 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hitbasa is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Pandrasali is about 7.2 km away. Chāībāsa is about 10 km away. Potka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.