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About Hirakala Village

Hirakala is a small village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 109 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirakala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirakala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721442
Area (hectares) 9.18 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 109
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hirakala compares

By the 2011 count Hirakala is the 147th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 9.18 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Hirakala

Hirakala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hirakala as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Gotshauri, Hajrakola, Haripur and Harranamaldina. 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 Hirakala

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirakala village had a population of 206. That makes it the 147th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Hirakala village has 109 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirakala has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Hirakala is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirakala covers 9.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hirakala falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hirakala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hirakala is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba 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 Hirakala today is likely to be higher.

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