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About Hirri Village

Hirri is a mid sized village in Farasgaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 475 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Farasgaon
Pincode 494229
Area (hectares) 443.41 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 475
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirri compares

By the 2011 count Hirri is the 33rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 443.41 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Hirri

Hirri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Hirri from other places

Hirri lies about 75 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 58 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 Hirri
Tehsil headquarters Farasgaon 8.1 km
Nearest town Kondagaon 24 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 58 km
District headquarters Bastar 75 km

Villages closest to Hirri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirri village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Hirri village has 475 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirri has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Hirri is 494229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirri covers 443.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirri falls under Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hirri is Antagarh, about 58 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hirri.

Hirri is about 75 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirri is in Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district. Farasgaon is about 8.1 km away. Kondagaon is about 24 km away. Antagarh is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhumka (1.9 km), Fupgaon (1.9 km) and Singarpuri (2.1 km).

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

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