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About Hinglud Village

Hinglud is a small village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 203 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477 hectares hectares.

Hinglud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hinglud village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 477 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 203
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hinglud compares

By the 2011 count Hinglud is the 185th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 477 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Hinglud

Hinglud is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hinglud as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hinglud from other places

Hinglud lies about 76 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kasara, about 17 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 Hinglud
Nearest railway station Kasara 17 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 29 km
District headquarters Thane 76 km

Villages closest to Hinglud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hinglud village had a population of 404. That makes it the 185th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Hinglud village has 203 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hinglud has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Hinglud covers 477 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hinglud falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hinglud is Kasara, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hinglud.

Hinglud is about 76 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hinglud is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Kasara is about 17 km away. Igatpuri is about 18 km away. Shahapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chondhe Kh (under 2 km), Kalbhonde (2.6 km) and Gandulwad (2.7 km).

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

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