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About Hiratikiri Village

Hiratikiri is a mid sized village in Baleshwar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 318 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiratikiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiratikiri village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Baleshwar Sadar
Pincode 756060
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 318
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hiratikiri compares

By the 2011 count Hiratikiri is the 59th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 738 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 970.

Getting to Hiratikiri

Hiratikiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hiratikiri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hiratikiri from other places

Hiratikiri lies about 10 km from Baleshwar, and the nearest railway station is Nilgiri Road, about 3.3 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 Hiratikiri
Nearest railway station Nilgiri Road 3.3 km
Nearest town Remuna 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baleshwar Sadar 10 km
District headquarters Baleshwar 10 km

Villages closest to Hiratikiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baleshwar Sadar 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 Hiratikiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiratikiri village had a population of 627. That makes it the 59th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 738 residents.

Hiratikiri village has 318 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiratikiri has about 972 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Hiratikiri is 756060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiratikiri covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiratikiri falls under Baleshwar Sadar tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Hiratikiri is Nilgiri Road, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hiratikiri.

Hiratikiri is about 10 km from Baleshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiratikiri is in Baleshwar Sadar tehsil of Baleshwar district. Nilgiri Road is about 3.3 km away. Remuna is about 8.9 km away. Baleshwar Sadar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotokhannagar (4.0 km), Khannagar (4.0 km) and Totapal Samil Palabalasore (11 km).

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

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