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About Hirri Village

Hirri is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 161 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.3 hectares hectares.

Hirri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 597.3 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 161
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirri compares

By the 2011 count Hirri is the 215th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 597.3 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

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 within 10+ km distance. 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 33 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 31 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 Baihar 22 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 28 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 31 km
District headquarters Balaghat 33 km

Villages closest to Hirri

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 Hirri

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirri village had a population of 321. That makes it the 215th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Hirri village has 161 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirri has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Hirri covers 597.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hirri is Dhapewara, about 31 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hirri.

Hirri is about 33 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirri is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 22 km away. Malajkhand is about 28 km away. Dhapewara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharri (under 2 km), Narangi (3.1 km) and Lud (3.2 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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