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About Hirapura Village

Hirapura is a mid sized village in Beerpur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 789 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616 hectares hectares.

Hirapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Beerpur
Area (hectares) 616 hectares
Population 1,556
Male Population 789
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hirapura compares

By the 2011 count Hirapura is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents. Its 616 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Hirapura

Hirapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hirapura from other places

Hirapura lies about 29 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 30 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 Hirapura
Nearest town Māngrol 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Beerpur 29 km
District headquarters Sheopur 29 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 30 km

Villages closest to Hirapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirapura village had a population of 1,556. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents.

Hirapura village has 789 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapura has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Hirapura covers 616 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirapura falls under Beerpur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hirapura is Sheopur Kalan, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Hirapura.

Hirapura is about 29 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapura is in Beerpur tehsil of Sheopur district. Māngrol is about 21 km away. Beerpur is about 29 km away. Sheopur 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 Jaitpura (11 km), Basona (16 km) and Baroli (17 km).

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

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