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About Hirri Village

Hirri is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,654, made up of 816 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491001
Area (hectares) 635.91 hectares
Population 1,654
Male Population 816
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirri compares

By the 2011 count Hirri is the 33rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 635.91 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

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 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 14 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 10 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
Nearest railway station Rasmara 10 km
District headquarters Durg 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 21 km

Villages closest to Hirri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdha 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 1,654. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Hirri village has 816 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirri has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Hirri is 491001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirri covers 635.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirri falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hirri is Rasmara, about 10 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 Hirri.

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

Hirri is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Rasmara is about 10 km away. Durg is about 14 km away. Dhamdha is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharra (1.8 km), Madiapar (1.9 km) and Rauta (2.9 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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