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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 452 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.24 hectares hectares.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 395.24 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 452
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 54th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 395.24 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hirapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 25 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Basari, about 18 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 Bijawar 12 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 12 km
Nearest railway station Basari 18 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 25 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bijawar 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 859. That makes it the 54th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Hirapur village has 452 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

Hirapur covers 395.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirapur falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Basari, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 25 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 12 km away. Bijāwar is about 12 km away. Basari is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhron Khurd (under 2 km), Jakhron Kalan (1.7 km) and Nandgaon Battayan (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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