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About Hirola Village

Hirola is one of the larger villages in Jhalod tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,040, made up of 4,567 males and 4,473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2025.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirola village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Jhalod
Pincode 389170
Area (hectares) 2025.5 hectares
Population 9,040
Male Population 4,567
Female Population 4,473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirola compares

By the 2011 count Hirola is the 8th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 2025.5 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Hirola

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

Hirola lies about 43 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 39 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 Hirola
Tehsil headquarters Jhalod 13 km
Nearest town Jhālod 13 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 39 km
District headquarters Dohad 43 km

Villages closest to Hirola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirola village had a population of 9,040. That makes it the 8th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Hirola village has 4,567 males and 4,473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirola has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Hirola is 389170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirola covers 2025.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirola falls under Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Hirola is Jekot, about 39 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hirola.

Hirola is about 43 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirola is in Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district. Jhalod is about 13 km away. Jhālod is about 13 km away. Jekot is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajarvada (3.5 km), Moti Handi (3.8 km) and Nani Handi (3.8 km).

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

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