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About Hilghat Village

Hilghat is a large village in Jiribam tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,286, made up of 1,111 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hilghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hilghat village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal East
Tehsil Jiribam
Pincode 795116
Area (hectares) 415.48 hectares
Population 2,286
Male Population 1,111
Female Population 1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hilghat compares

By the 2011 count Hilghat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 730 residents. Its 415.48 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Hilghat

Hilghat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hilghat as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hilghat from other places

Hilghat lies about 85 km from Imphal East. 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 Hilghat
Tehsil headquarters Jiribam 2.8 km
Nearest town Silchar 35 km
District headquarters Imphal East 85 km

Villages closest to Hilghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hilghat village had a population of 2,286. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 730 residents.

Hilghat village has 1,111 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hilghat has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Hilghat is 795116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hilghat covers 415.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hilghat falls under Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.

The census record for Hilghat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hilghat.

Hilghat is about 85 km from Imphal East in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hilghat is in Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district. Jiribam is about 2.8 km away. Silchar is about 35 km away. Imphal East is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamaranga (under 2 km), Kamrangha Kuki (under 2 km) and Uchathol (1.5 km).

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

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