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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a mid sized village in Korpana tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 920, made up of 475 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629 hectares hectares.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Korpana
Area (hectares) 629 hectares
Population 920
Male Population 475
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 36th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 870 residents. Its 629 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

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 - 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 57 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Mukutban, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Korpana 19 km
Nearest railway station Mukutban 26 km
Nearest town Chāndur 32 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 57 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Korpana 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 920. That makes it the 36th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 870 residents.

Hirapur village has 475 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Hirapur covers 629 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirapur falls under Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Mukutban, about 26 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 - 10 km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 57 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 Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district. Korpana is about 19 km away. Mukutban is about 26 km away. Chāndur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thippa (11 km), Jamuldhara (11 km) and Mangulhira (11 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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