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About Hirwara Village

Hirwara is a large village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,224, made up of 2,151 males and 2,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.62 hectares hectares.

Hirwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 629.62 hectares
Population 4,224
Male Population 2,151
Female Population 2,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hirwara compares

By the 2011 count Hirwara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 629.62 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Hirwara

Hirwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hirwara from other places

Hirwara lies about 6.1 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is New Katni Junction, about under 2 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 Hirwara
Nearest railway station New Katni Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 6.1 km
District headquarters Katni 6.1 km
Nearest town Murwāra 6.1 km

Villages closest to Hirwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirwara village had a population of 4,224. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Hirwara village has 2,151 males and 2,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirwara has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Hirwara covers 629.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hirwara falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hirwara is New Katni Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hirwara is about 6.1 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirwara is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. New Katni Junction is about under 2 km away. Murwara is about 6.1 km away. Katni is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gatakheda (1.6 km), Padariya (2.4 km) and Khirwa (3.1 km).

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

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