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About Hirri Village

Hirri is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,426, made up of 720 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495222
Area (hectares) 276.26 hectares
Population 1,426
Male Population 720
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hirri compares

By the 2011 count Hirri is the 34th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 276.26 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 16 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 3.1 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 Bilha 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Belha 3.1 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 16 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 16 km

Villages closest to Hirri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilha 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 1,426. That makes it the 34th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Hirri village has 720 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirri has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Hirri is 495222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirri covers 276.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirri falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hirri is Belha, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Hirri.

Hirri is about 16 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirri is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilha is about 2.6 km away. Belha is about 3.1 km away. Bilaspur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardi (under 2 km), Nipaniya (under 2 km) and Jhalpha (2.2 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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