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About Hindale Village

Hindale is a mid sized village in Devgad tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,714, made up of 828 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1306.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hindale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hindale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Devgad
Pincode 416630
Area (hectares) 1306.92 hectares
Population 1,714
Male Population 828
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hindale compares

By the 2011 count Hindale is the 22nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents. Its 1306.92 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Hindale

Hindale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hindale as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hindale from other places

Hindale lies about 64 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 30 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 Hindale
Tehsil headquarters Devgad 14 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 30 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 58 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 64 km

Villages closest to Hindale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hindale village had a population of 1,714. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents.

Hindale village has 828 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hindale has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1073.

The pincode recorded for Hindale is 416630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hindale covers 1306.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hindale falls under Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hindale is Kankavali, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Hindale.

Hindale is about 64 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hindale is in Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Devgad is about 14 km away. Kankavali is about 30 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mithbaon (2.5 km), Munage (4.4 km) and Kunkeshwar (8.5 km).

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

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