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About Hindas Kalan Village

Hindas Kalan is a small village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 128 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hindas Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hindas Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341510
Area (hectares) 492.18 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 128
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hindas Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Hindas Kalan is the 178th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 492.18 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Hindas Kalan

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

Hindas Kalan lies about 75 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Merta City, about 11 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 Hindas Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Merta 11 km
Nearest railway station Merta City 11 km
District headquarters Nagaur 75 km

Villages closest to Hindas Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Merta 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 Hindas Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Hindas Kalan village had a population of 258. That makes it the 178th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Hindas Kalan village has 128 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hindas Kalan has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Hindas Kalan is 341510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hindas Kalan covers 492.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hindas Kalan falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Hindas Kalan is Merta City, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hindas Kalan.

Hindas Kalan is about 75 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hindas Kalan is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Merta is about 11 km away. Merta City is about 11 km away. Nagaur is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawardi (1.7 km), Dholerao Khurd (1.9 km) and Netadiya (3.0 km).

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

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