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About Hingana Village

Hingana is a mid sized village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 289 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.71 hectares hectares.

Hingana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hingana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Patur
Area (hectares) 377.71 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 289
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hingana compares

By the 2011 count Hingana is the 65th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 377.71 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 924.

Getting to Hingana

Hingana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hingana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Hingana from other places

Hingana lies about 24 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gaigaon, about 20 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 Hingana
Tehsil headquarters Patur 12 km
Nearest town Pātūr 12 km
Nearest railway station Gaigaon 20 km
District headquarters Akola 24 km

Villages closest to Hingana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hingana village had a population of 549. That makes it the 65th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Hingana village has 289 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hingana has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Hingana covers 377.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hingana falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hingana is Gaigaon, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Hingana.

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

Hingana is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Patur is about 12 km away. Pātūr is about 12 km away. Gaigaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digras Bk (1.8 km), Digras Kh (1.9 km) and Belura Kh (2.1 km).

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

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