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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a large village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,627, made up of 2,471 males and 2,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1245.3 hectares hectares.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Shahgarh
Area (hectares) 1245.3 hectares
Population 4,627
Male Population 2,471
Female Population 2,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 1245.3 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirapur as Available within village. 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 Hirapur from other places

Hirapur lies about 76 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Patharia, about 51 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 Shahgarh 11 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 40 km
Nearest railway station Patharia 51 km
District headquarters Sagar 76 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahgarh 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 4,627. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Hirapur village has 2,471 males and 2,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Hirapur covers 1245.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirapur falls under Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Patharia, about 51 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 76 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Shahgarh is about 11 km away. Bijāwar is about 40 km away. Patharia is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tigoda (3.5 km), Chouki (3.5 km) and Agara (5.4 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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