About Hirakhon Village

Hirakhon is a small village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 116 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirakhon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirakhon village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Hirbandh
Pincode	722171
Area (hectares)	82.95 hectares
Population	216
Male Population	116
Female Population	100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirakhon compares

By the 2011 count Hirakhon is the 92nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 82.95 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hirakhon

Hirakhon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirakhon as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Golakpur, Gopalpur, Guniada and Harirampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hirakhon

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirakhon village had a population of 216. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Hirakhon village has 116 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirakhon has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hirakhon is 722171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirakhon covers 82.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirakhon falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hirakhon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hirakhon.

Hirakhon is in Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.