About Hichaura Village

Hichaura is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 13 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 538 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hichaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hichaura village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Champawat
Tehsil	Lohaghat
Pincode	262527
Area (hectares)	89.68 hectares
Population	20
Male Population	13
Female Population	7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	538
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hichaura compares

By the 2011 count Hichaura is the 243rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 89.68 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1057.

Getting to Hichaura

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

How far is Hichaura from other places

Hichaura lies about 36 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 49 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 Hichaura
Nearest town	Almora	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lohaghat	30 km
District headquarters	Champawat	36 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	49 km

Villages closest to Hichaura

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

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Common questions about Hichaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Hichaura village had a population of 20. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Hichaura village has 13 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hichaura has about 538 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Hichaura is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hichaura covers 89.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hichaura falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Hichaura is Kathgodam, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hichaura.

Hichaura is about 36 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hichaura is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Almora is about 21 km away. Lohaghat is about 30 km away. Champawat is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.