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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 192 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.26 hectares hectares.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 169.26 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 192
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 140th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 169.26 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 869.

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 <5 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 Hirapur from other places

Hirapur lies about 15 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 10 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
Nearest railway station Khonker 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 10 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 15 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolaras 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 349. That makes it the 140th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Hirapur village has 192 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Hirapur covers 169.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirapur falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Khonker, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 15 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khonker is about 10 km away. Kolaras is about 10 km away. Shivpuri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bolaj (under 2 km), Tamki (1.7 km) and Imalawada (3.7 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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