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About Hirri Village

Hirri is a mid sized village in Pamgarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 693 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Pamgarh
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 443.53 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 693
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirri compares

By the 2011 count Hirri is the 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents. Its 443.53 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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 <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 Hirri from other places

Hirri lies about 26 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 26 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 Pamgarh 9.7 km
Nearest town Akaltara 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 26 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 26 km

Villages closest to Hirri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pamgarh 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 1,298. That makes it the 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents.

Hirri village has 693 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirri has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Hirri is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirri covers 443.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirri falls under Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hirri is Kotmi Sonar, about 26 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 Hirri.

Hirri is about 26 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirri is in Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Pamgarh is about 9.7 km away. Akaltara is about 25 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirri (1.6 km), Khairadih (1.8 km) and Dhangaon (2.5 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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