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About Hichauri Village

Hichauri is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 172 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hichauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hichauri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 41.92 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 172
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hichauri compares

By the 2011 count Hichauri is the 68th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 41.92 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Hichauri

Hichauri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hichauri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hichauri from other places

Hichauri lies about 18 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 84 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 Hichauri
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot under 2 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 18 km
Nearest town Almora 46 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 84 km

Villages closest to Hichauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hichauri village had a population of 312. That makes it the 68th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Hichauri village has 172 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hichauri has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Hichauri is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hichauri covers 41.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hichauri falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Hichauri is Kathgodam, about 84 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hichauri.

Hichauri is about 18 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hichauri is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about under 2 km away. Bageshwar is about 18 km away. Almora is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapkot (under 2 km), Jasrauli (under 2 km) and Aithar (under 2 km).

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

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