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About Hinchgera Village

Hinchgera is a mid sized village in Afzalpur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 858 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 986.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hinchgera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hinchgera village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Afzalpur
Pincode 585301
Area (hectares) 986.18 hectares
Population 1,651
Male Population 858
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hinchgera compares

By the 2011 count Hinchgera is the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents. Its 986.18 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 948.

Getting to Hinchgera

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

Hinchgera lies about 52 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Dudhani, about 24 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 Hinchgera
Tehsil headquarters Afzalpur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Dudhani 24 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 52 km

Villages closest to Hinchgera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hinchgera village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents.

Hinchgera village has 858 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hinchgera has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Hinchgera is 585301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hinchgera covers 986.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hinchgera falls under Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hinchgera is Dudhani, about 24 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 Hinchgera.

Hinchgera is about 52 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hinchgera is in Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Afzalpur is about 7.0 km away. Dudhani is about 24 km away. Gulbarga is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesapur (under 2 km), Ingalgi (1.9 km) and Shivpur (2.2 km).

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

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