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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a small village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 137 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.7 hectares hectares.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 331.7 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 137
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 84th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 331.7 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hirapur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 19 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Pandar Pawani, about 6.3 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 Pandar Pawani 6.3 km
Nearest town Chāndur 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 14 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 19 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajura 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 277. That makes it the 84th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Hirapur village has 137 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Hirapur covers 331.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirapur falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Pandar Pawani, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 19 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 Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Pandar Pawani is about 6.3 km away. Chāndur is about 9.1 km away. Rajura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimbala (2.3 km), Chincholi Kh (3.5 km) and Waroda (4.1 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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