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About Hinchi Village

Hinchi is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,782, made up of 892 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hinchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hinchi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721427
Area (hectares) 45.81 hectares
Population 1,782
Male Population 892
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 Hinchi compares

By the 2011 count Hinchi is the 25th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 45.81 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Hinchi

Hinchi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hinchi 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. The nearest villages by name are Gopinathpur, Gotshauri, Hajrakola and Haripur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hinchi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hinchi village had a population of 1,782. That makes it the 25th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Hinchi village has 892 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hinchi has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Hinchi is 721427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hinchi covers 45.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hinchi falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hinchi notes the nearest railway station 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 Hinchi.

Hinchi is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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