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About Hirange Village

Hirange is a small village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 66 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirange Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirange village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 109.71 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 66
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirange compares

By the 2011 count Hirange is the 130th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 109.71 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Hirange

Hirange is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirange as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Hirange from other places

Hirange lies about 27 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 5.8 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 Hirange
Nearest railway station Gudum 5.8 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 27 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 27 km

Villages closest to Hirange

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Durgkondal 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 Hirange

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirange village had a population of 137. That makes it the 130th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Hirange village has 66 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirange has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Hirange covers 109.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirange falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hirange is Gudum, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance for Hirange.

Hirange is about 27 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirange is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Gudum is about 5.8 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 18 km away. Durgkondal 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 Tamoda (2.0 km), Parrekodo (2.1 km) and Vainar (2.8 km).

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

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