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About Hial Village

Hial is a mid sized village in Turekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 448 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hial village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Turekela
Pincode 767039
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 933
Male Population 448
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hial compares

By the 2011 count Hial is the 10th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Hial

Hial is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hial as Available within 5 - 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 Hial from other places

Hial lies about 89 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Kantabanji, about 25 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 Hial
Tehsil headquarters Turekela 24 km
Nearest railway station Kantabanji 25 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 26 km
District headquarters Balangir 89 km

Villages closest to Hial

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hial village had a population of 933. That makes it the 10th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Hial village has 448 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hial has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Hial is 767039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hial covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hial falls under Turekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Hial is Kantabanji, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hial is about 89 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hial is in Turekela tehsil of Balangir district. Turekela is about 24 km away. Kantabanji is about 25 km away. Kantābānji is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundkani (12 km), Charpani (14 km) and Debriamunda (14 km).

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

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