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About Hirani Village

Hirani is a mid sized village in Budni tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 307 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 739 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.68 hectares hectares.

Hirani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Budni
Area (hectares) 261.68 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 307
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 739
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirani compares

By the 2011 count Hirani is the 46th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 261.68 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Hirani

Hirani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hirani as Available within <5 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hirani from other places

Hirani lies about 83 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Hoshangabad, about 11 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 Hirani
Nearest town Narmadapuram 11 km
Nearest railway station Hoshangabad 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Budni 12 km
District headquarters Sehore 83 km

Villages closest to Hirani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirani village had a population of 534. That makes it the 46th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Hirani village has 307 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirani has about 739 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Hirani covers 261.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirani falls under Budni tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hirani is Hoshangabad, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hirani.

Hirani is about 83 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirani is in Budni tehsil of Sehore district. Narmadapuram is about 11 km away. Hoshangabad is about 11 km away. Budni is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandla Kalan (under 2 km), Jahanpur (1.8 km) and Chachmau (1.8 km).

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

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