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About Hingani Village

Hingani is a mid sized village in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 644 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hingani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hingani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Shahade
Pincode 425423
Area (hectares) 634 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 644
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hingani compares

By the 2011 count Hingani is the 109th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 634 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Hingani

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

Hingani lies about 17 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Chaupale, about 15 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 Hingani
Nearest town Taloda 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Chaupale 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahade 17 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 17 km

Villages closest to Hingani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hingani village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 109th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Hingani village has 644 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hingani has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Hingani is 425423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hingani covers 634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hingani falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hingani is Chaupale, about 15 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 Hingani.

Hingani is about 17 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hingani is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 9.0 km away. Chaupale is about 15 km away. Shahade is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimbhore (2.1 km), Ubhadagad (4.4 km) and Sawalde (4.9 km).

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

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