About Hitni Village

Hitni is a large village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,297, made up of 1,645 males and 1,652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hitni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hitni village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Gadhinglaj
Pincode	416501
Area (hectares)	583 hectares
Population	3,297
Male Population	1,645
Female Population	1,652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hitni compares

By the 2011 count Hitni is the 18th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 583 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Hitni

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

Hitni lies about 44 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Bagewadi, about 37 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 Hitni
Nearest town	Nipāni	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gadhinglaj	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bagewadi	37 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	44 km

Villages closest to Hitni

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

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Common questions about Hitni

As per the Census of India 2011, Hitni village had a population of 3,297. That makes it the 18th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Hitni village has 1,645 males and 1,652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hitni has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Hitni is 416501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hitni covers 583 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hitni falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hitni is Bagewadi, about 37 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 Hitni.

Hitni is about 44 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hitni is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Nipāni is about 7.8 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 14 km away. Bagewadi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.