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About Hirri Village

Hirri is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 528 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 247.33 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 528
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 29th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 247.33 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above 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 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 44 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 40 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 Baramkela 7.2 km
Nearest town Saraipali 38 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 40 km
District headquarters Raigarh 44 km

Villages closest to Hirri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 1,064. That makes it the 29th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Hirri village has 528 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirri has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Hirri is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirri covers 247.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirri falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hirri is Bargarh Road, about 40 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 44 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirri is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 7.2 km away. Saraipali is about 38 km away. Bargarh Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahajpali (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Saraipali (under 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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