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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a mid sized village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,123, made up of 589 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721627, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721627
Area (hectares) 56.43 hectares
Population 1,123
Male Population 589
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 72nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 56.43 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hirapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hirapur from other places

Hirapur lies about 41 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Hirapur
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 21 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 41 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirapur village had a population of 1,123. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Hirapur village has 589 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Hirapur is 721627. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirapur covers 56.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hirapur falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hirapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 41 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. Tamluk is about 21 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Garupota (1.5 km), Salikabhupati Chak (1.5 km) and Mamudpur (2.1 km).

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

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