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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 290 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.85 hectares hectares.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 384.85 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 290
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 135th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 384.85 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1032.

Getting to Hirapur

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

Hirapur lies about 45 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 41 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 Hirapur
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 8.4 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 17 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 41 km
District headquarters Balaghat 45 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirapur village had a population of 631. That makes it the 135th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Hirapur village has 290 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Hirapur covers 384.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirapur falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Dhapewara, about 41 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 Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 45 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 8.4 km away. Malajkhand is about 17 km away. Dhapewara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gohara (under 2 km), Dewarbeli (1.8 km) and Bhanderi (2.4 km).

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

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