# Hitni Village, Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur 

# Hitni

Hitni is a village in Gadhinglaj sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416501**. The 2011 Census counted **3,297 people in 716 households**, the 18th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 3,297people (2011)
- 716households
- 75.9%literacy
- 416501PIN code

## Hitni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hitni is 416501.** Hitni falls in Gadhinglaj sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416501
- Community development blockGadhinglaj
- Census village code567989

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hitni from nearby towns?

- Gadhinglaj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sankeshwar (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Hitni?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Hitni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gadhinglaj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadhinglaj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadhinglaj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hitni known for?

About 93% of the 583 hectares of village land is sown, and 388 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hitni

Of every 100 households in Hitni in 2011, 82 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Hitni · ■ Gadhinglaj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**11%

Tap water ****83%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**67%

Use banking services ****67%**

**71%

Television ****53%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

Own their home ****89%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Hitni?

■ Hitni · ■ Gadhinglaj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1045

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**898

Working population ****64.3%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 66.5% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,120 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 448 (21%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 116 (5%) · **■** Marginal 405 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gadhinglaj

- Basarge Bk4,136 people
- Dundage3,961 people
- Karambali3,431 people
- Khandal3,302 people
- Inchanal3,071 people
- Mugali2,944 people
- Harli Kh.2,838 people
- Atyal2,672 people

[All 93 villages in Gadhinglaj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/gadhinglaj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hitni?416501
- How far is Hitni from Kolhapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Hitni?3,297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hitni in?Kolhapur district (Gadhinglaj sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Hitni?75.9% (Census 2011)
