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About Hirlabhat Village

Hirlabhat is a small village in Makdi tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 237 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirlabhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirlabhat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Makdi
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 173.24 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 237
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirlabhat compares

By the 2011 count Hirlabhat is the 80th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 173.24 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Hirlabhat

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

Hirlabhat lies about 14 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 28 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 Hirlabhat
Tehsil headquarters Makdi 14 km
District headquarters Bastar 14 km
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 28 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Hirlabhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirlabhat village had a population of 472. That makes it the 80th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Hirlabhat village has 237 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirlabhat has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Hirlabhat is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirlabhat covers 173.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirlabhat falls under Makdi tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hirlabhat is Bade Arapur, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Hirlabhat.

Hirlabhat is about 14 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirlabhat is in Makdi tehsil of Bastar district. Makdi is about 14 km away. Bastar is about 14 km away. Bade Arapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Labha (under 2 km), Seoni (2.2 km) and Balenga (7.6 km).

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

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