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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a mid sized village in Usur tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 433 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1192.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Usur
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 1192.42 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 433
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,187
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 9th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 453 residents. Its 1192.42 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Hirapur

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

Hirapur lies about 28 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 38 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 Hirapur
Tehsil headquarters Usur 19 km
District headquarters Bijapur 28 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 38 km
Nearest town Bacheli 40 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirapur village had a population of 947. That makes it the 9th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 453 residents.

Hirapur village has 433 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 1187 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

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

Hirapur covers 1192.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirapur falls under Usur tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Kirandul, about 38 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 village for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 28 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Usur tehsil of Bijapur district. Usur is about 19 km away. Bijapur is about 28 km away. Kirandul is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaguda (1.6 km), Futkel (2.5 km) and Kottaguda (2.8 km).

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

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