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About Hilgan Village

Hilgan is a large village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,503, made up of 1,328 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1077.33 hectares hectares.

Hilgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hilgan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 1077.33 hectares
Population 2,503
Male Population 1,328
Female Population 1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hilgan compares

By the 2011 count Hilgan is the 34th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 1077.33 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Hilgan

Hilgan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hilgan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hilgan from other places

Hilgan lies about 18 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Lidhora Khurd, about 9.5 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 Hilgan
Nearest railway station Lidhora Khurd 9.5 km
Nearest town Makronia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 18 km

Villages closest to Hilgan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hilgan village had a population of 2,503. That makes it the 34th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Hilgan village has 1,328 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hilgan has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Hilgan covers 1077.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hilgan falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hilgan is Lidhora Khurd, about 9.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hilgan.

Hilgan is about 18 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hilgan is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Lidhora Khurd is about 9.5 km away. Makronia is about 14 km away. Sagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpura (2.0 km), Khand (2.2 km) and Piprai (2.7 km).

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

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