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About Heirok Village

Heirok is a mid sized village in Sawombung tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,348, made up of 677 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heirok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heirok village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal East
Tehsil Sawombung
Pincode 795010
Area (hectares) 163.88 hectares
Population 1,348
Male Population 677
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heirok compares

By the 2011 count Heirok is the 22nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 163.88 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Heirok

Heirok is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Heirok as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Heirok from other places

Heirok lies about 30 km from Imphal East, and the nearest railway station is Imphal, about 28 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 Heirok
Nearest town Thoubāl 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Imphal 28 km
District headquarters Imphal East 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawombung 32 km

Villages closest to Heirok

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heirok village had a population of 1,348. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Heirok village has 677 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heirok has about 991 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 997.

The pincode recorded for Heirok is 795010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heirok covers 163.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Heirok falls under Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Heirok is Imphal, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Heirok.

Heirok is about 30 km from Imphal East in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heirok is in Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district. Thoubāl is about 9.4 km away. Imphal is about 28 km away. Imphal East is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakching (15 km), Tangkham (17 km) and Itam (21 km).

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

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