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About Hirwar Village

Hirwar is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,537, made up of 810 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.53 hectares hectares.

Hirwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 440.53 hectares
Population 1,537
Male Population 810
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hirwar compares

By the 2011 count Hirwar is the 44th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 440.53 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 967.

Getting to Hirwar

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

How far is Hirwar from other places

Hirwar lies about 87 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Vijay Sota, about 6.6 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 Hirwar
Nearest railway station Vijay Sota 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 29 km
Nearest town Beohāri 29 km
District headquarters Shahdol 87 km

Villages closest to Hirwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirwar village had a population of 1,537. That makes it the 44th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Hirwar village has 810 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirwar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Hirwar covers 440.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirwar falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hirwar is Vijay Sota, about 6.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hirwar.

Hirwar is about 87 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirwar is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Vijay Sota is about 6.6 km away. Beohari is about 29 km away. Beohāri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghinauchi (under 2 km), Tikura Tola (2.1 km) and Bilkuda (2.5 km).

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

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