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About Hiradihi Village

Hiradihi is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 96 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiradihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiradihi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721129
Area (hectares) 87.15 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 96
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiradihi compares

By the 2011 count Hiradihi is the 253rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 87.15 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Hiradihi

Hiradihi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hiradihi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hatilot, Hatimara, Hatmari and Hemanta Singherkala. 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.

Common questions about Hiradihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiradihi village had a population of 187. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Hiradihi village has 96 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiradihi has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Hiradihi is 721129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiradihi covers 87.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiradihi falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hiradihi 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hiradihi.

Hiradihi is in Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.

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

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