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About Hirakhapa Village

Hirakhapa is a small village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 16 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 438 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.53 hectares hectares.

Hirakhapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirakhapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 215.53 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 16
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 438
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Hirakhapa compares

By the 2011 count Hirakhapa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 215.53 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Hirakhapa

Hirakhapa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hirakhapa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hirakhapa from other places

Hirakhapa lies about 37 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Jambara, about 6.5 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 Hirakhapa
Nearest railway station Jambara 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 12 km
District headquarters Betul 37 km

Villages closest to Hirakhapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirakhapa village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Hirakhapa village has 16 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirakhapa has about 438 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Hirakhapa covers 215.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirakhapa falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hirakhapa is Jambara, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hirakhapa.

Hirakhapa is about 37 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirakhapa is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Jambara is about 6.5 km away. Multai is about 12 km away. Betul is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badiya Khapa (under 2 km), Buyalkhapa (under 2 km) and Khapa (under 2 km).

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

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