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About Hirri Village

Hirri is a large village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,058, made up of 2,015 males and 2,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 933.15 hectares hectares.

Hirri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 933.15 hectares
Population 4,058
Male Population 2,015
Female Population 2,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 933.15 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

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 28 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Birsola, about 15 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 Kirnapur 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Birsola 15 km
Nearest town Gondiā 24 km
District headquarters Balaghat 28 km

Villages closest to Hirri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kirnapur 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 4,058. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Hirri village has 2,015 males and 2,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirri has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Hirri covers 933.15 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 Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hirri is Birsola, about 15 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 28 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 Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 2.2 km away. Birsola is about 15 km away. Gondiā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaneri (1.7 km), Sonpuri (1.8 km) and Kirnapur (2.2 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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