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About Hanchinal Village

Hanchinal is one of the larger villages in Parasgad tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,617, made up of 3,399 males and 3,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4036.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanchinal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanchinal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Parasgad
Pincode 591117
Area (hectares) 4036.05 hectares
Population 6,617
Male Population 3,399
Female Population 3,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanchinal compares

By the 2011 count Hanchinal is the 8th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents. Its 4036.05 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Hanchinal

Hanchinal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hanchinal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hanchinal from other places

Hanchinal lies about 35 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 18 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 Hanchinal
Nearest town Hukeri 11 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Parasgad 35 km
District headquarters Belgaum 35 km

Villages closest to Hanchinal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanchinal village had a population of 6,617. That makes it the 8th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents.

Hanchinal village has 3,399 males and 3,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanchinal has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Hanchinal is 591117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanchinal covers 4036.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hanchinal falls under Parasgad tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hanchinal is Pachhapur, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Hanchinal.

Hanchinal is about 35 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanchinal is in Parasgad tehsil of Belgaum district. Hukeri is about 11 km away. Pachhapur is about 18 km away. Parasgad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teggihal (13 km), Kadihalli (13 km) and Shivapur (15 km).

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

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