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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,515, made up of 769 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.2 hectares hectares.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 401.2 hectares
Population 1,515
Male Population 769
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 25th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 401.2 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

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 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 Hirapur from other places

Hirapur lies about 78 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, 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 Hirapur
Nearest railway station Tempa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 21 km
Nearest town Pawni 22 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 78 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chimur 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 1,515. That makes it the 25th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Hirapur village has 769 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Hirapur covers 401.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirapur falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Tempa, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 78 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Tempa is about 11 km away. Chimur is about 21 km away. Pawni is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohara Kh (under 2 km), Lohara Chak (1.6 km) and Thana (2.2 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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