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About Hitkasa Village

Hitkasa is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 137 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.4 hectares hectares.

Hitkasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hitkasa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 190.4 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 137
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hitkasa compares

By the 2011 count Hitkasa is the 44th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 190.4 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Hitkasa

Hitkasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hitkasa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hitkasa from other places

Hitkasa lies about 89 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 45 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 Hitkasa
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 12 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 45 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 48 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 89 km

Villages closest to Hitkasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hitkasa village had a population of 289. That makes it the 44th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Hitkasa village has 137 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hitkasa has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Hitkasa covers 190.4 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.

Hitkasa falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hitkasa is Paniajob, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hitkasa.

Hitkasa is about 89 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hitkasa is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 12 km away. Paniajob is about 45 km away. Dongargarh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolupadi Kasa (under 2 km), Ghugawa (1.7 km) and Khurshipar (1.9 km).

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

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