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About Hirpur Village

Hirpur is a large village in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,997, made up of 1,520 males and 1,477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1515 hectares hectares.

Hirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Murtijapur
Area (hectares) 1515 hectares
Population 2,997
Male Population 1,520
Female Population 1,477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hirpur compares

By the 2011 count Hirpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 1515 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Hirpur

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

Hirpur lies about 126 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Talni, about 5.7 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 Hirpur
Nearest railway station Talni 5.7 km
Nearest town Dattāpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Murtijapur 33 km
District headquarters Akola 126 km

Villages closest to Hirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirpur village had a population of 2,997. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Hirpur village has 1,520 males and 1,477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirpur 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 931.

Hirpur covers 1515 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirpur falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hirpur is Talni, about 5.7 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 Hirpur.

Hirpur is about 126 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirpur is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Talni is about 5.7 km away. Dattāpur is about 10 km away. Murtijapur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanjapur (3.3 km), Aledatpur (7.5 km) and Kasarkhed (8.1 km).

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

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