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About Hachinad Village

Hachinad is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,146, made up of 576 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hachinad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hachinad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571211
Area (hectares) 581.37 hectares
Population 1,146
Male Population 576
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hachinad compares

By the 2011 count Hachinad is the 59th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 581.37 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Hachinad

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

Hachinad lies about 15 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 58 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 Hachinad
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 11 km
District headquarters Kodagu 15 km
Nearest town Madikeri 17 km
Nearest railway station Bajakere 58 km

Villages closest to Hachinad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hachinad village had a population of 1,146. That makes it the 59th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Hachinad village has 576 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hachinad has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Hachinad is 571211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hachinad covers 581.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hachinad falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hachinad is Bajakere, about 58 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 Hachinad.

Hachinad is about 15 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hachinad is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 11 km away. Kodagu is about 15 km away. Madikeri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byrambada (2.8 km), Kannangala (3.8 km) and Halugunda (4.1 km).

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

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