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About Hina Village

Hina is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 375 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hina village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 132.74 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 375
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hina compares

By the 2011 count Hina is the 21st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 132.74 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Hina

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

Hina lies about 6.2 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 66 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 Hina
District headquarters Uttarkashi 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 13 km
Nearest town Tehri 39 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 66 km

Villages closest to Hina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hina village had a population of 735. That makes it the 21st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Hina village has 375 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hina has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Hina is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hina covers 132.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hina falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Hina is Dehradun, about 66 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 Hina.

Hina is about 6.2 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hina is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 6.2 km away. Bhatwari is about 13 km away. Tehri is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siror (1.7 km), Barahat Range (1.7 km) and Nirakot (1.9 km).

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

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