About Hirke Village

Hirke is a large village in Sardulgarh tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,577, made up of 1,346 males and 1,231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 937 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirke village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Mansa
Tehsil	Sardulgarh
Pincode	151507
Area (hectares)	937 hectares
Population	2,577
Male Population	1,346
Female Population	1,231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirke compares

By the 2011 count Hirke is the 20th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,214 residents. Its 937 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Hirke

Hirke is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirke as Available within village. 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 Hirke from other places

Hirke lies about 29 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Narinderpura, about 27 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 Hirke
Tehsil headquarters	Sardulgarh	14 km
Nearest town	Ratia	20 km
Nearest railway station	Narinderpura	27 km
District headquarters	Mansa	29 km

Villages closest to Hirke

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

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Common questions about Hirke

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirke village had a population of 2,577. That makes it the 20th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,214 residents.

Hirke village has 1,346 males and 1,231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirke has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Hirke is 151507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirke covers 937 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirke falls under Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hirke is Narinderpura, about 27 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 village for Hirke.

Hirke is about 29 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirke is in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district. Sardulgarh is about 14 km away. Ratia is about 20 km away. Narinderpura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.