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About Hiretara Village

Hiretara is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 455 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiretara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiretara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 462.78 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 455
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiretara compares

By the 2011 count Hiretara is the 97th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 462.78 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Hiretara

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

Hiretara lies about 29 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 27 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 Hiretara
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 9.0 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 27 km
District headquarters Durg 29 km

Villages closest to Hiretara

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 Hiretara

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiretara village had a population of 957. That makes it the 97th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Hiretara village has 455 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiretara has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Hiretara is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiretara covers 462.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiretara falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hiretara is Rasmara, about 27 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 Hiretara.

Hiretara is about 29 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiretara is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 9.0 km away. Ahīwāra is about 22 km away. Rasmara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achholi (1.9 km), Ghota (2.2 km) and Khairjhiti (2.7 km).

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

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