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About Hill Block 1 Village

Hill Block 1 is a small village in Jharpokharia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 44 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 994 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hill Block 1 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hill Block 1 village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Jharpokharia
Pincode 757093
Area (hectares) 994 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 44
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hill Block 1 compares

By the 2011 count Hill Block 1 is the 81st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 518 residents. Its 994 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Hill Block 1

Hill Block 1 is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hill Block 1 as Available within 10+ 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 Hill Block 1 from other places

Hill Block 1 lies about 44 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Bangriposi, about 14 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 Hill Block 1
Nearest railway station Bangriposi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jharpokharia 21 km
Nearest town Mushābani 30 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 44 km

Villages closest to Hill Block 1

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jharpokharia 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 Hill Block 1

As per the Census of India 2011, Hill Block 1 village had a population of 76. That makes it the 81st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 518 residents.

Hill Block 1 village has 44 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hill Block 1 has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Hill Block 1 is 757093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hill Block 1 covers 994 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hill Block 1 falls under Jharpokharia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Hill Block 1 is Bangriposi, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hill Block 1.

Hill Block 1 is about 44 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hill Block 1 is in Jharpokharia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Bangriposi is about 14 km away. Jharpokharia is about 21 km away. Mushābani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hill 2 (under 2 km), Baliajoka (5.8 km) and Nuagan Sirsa (20 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hill Block 1 today is likely to be higher.

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