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About Hilgawan Village

Hilgawan is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 308 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.36 hectares hectares.

Hilgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hilgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 393.36 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 308
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hilgawan compares

By the 2011 count Hilgawan is the 111th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 393.36 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 878.

Getting to Hilgawan

Hilgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hilgawan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hilgawan from other places

Hilgawan lies about 24 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, about 2.1 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 Hilgawan
Nearest railway station Rampura 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Hilgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hilgawan village had a population of 559. That makes it the 111th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Hilgawan village has 308 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hilgawan has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 878.

Hilgawan covers 393.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hilgawan falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hilgawan is Rampura, about 2.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hilgawan.

Hilgawan is about 24 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hilgawan is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Rampura is about 2.1 km away. Chhatarpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sigon (1.8 km), Bhelsi (2.3 km) and Harpura (2.4 km).

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

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