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About Hinchi Village

Hinchi is a mid sized village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 636 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, 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 Chandipur
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 58.44 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 636
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hinchi compares

By the 2011 count Hinchi is the 47th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 58.44 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

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 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hinchi from other places

Hinchi lies about 41 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 8.5 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 Hinchi
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 8.5 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 24 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 41 km

Villages closest to Hinchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hinchi village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 47th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Hinchi village has 636 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hinchi has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Hinchi is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hinchi covers 58.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Hinchi is Gurudas Nagar, about 8.5 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 km distance for Hinchi.

Hinchi is about 41 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hinchi is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Gurudas Nagar is about 8.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.5 km away. Chandipur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Basudebpur (4.1 km), Barbanki (5.8 km) and Patna (6.5 km).

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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