Official Name: | Hindustan, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hindustan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Washington |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.3081°N -86.4833°W |
Elevation Ft: | 853 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47408 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-34042[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 436233 |
Hindustan is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Hindustan was platted on August 18, 1853, by Charles G. Carr.[2] [3] The community took its name after India (Hindustan) "...or a region of it."[4] Documents dating from the 1870s spell the town's name as 'Hindostan'.
Hindustan is located at an altitude of 271 metres (892 feet)[5] along Old State Road 37 between Chambers Pike and Farr Road. It is within the Morgan Monroe State Forest.