# Hirawal Village, Chanderi, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chanderi, Ashoknagar 

# Hirawal

Hirawal is a village in Chanderi sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,750 people in 392 households**, the 14th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 1,750people (2011)
- 392households
- 62.1%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Hirawal PIN code and other codes

Hirawal falls in Chanderi sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanderi
- Census village code500189

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hirawal from nearby towns?

- Chanderi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chanderi (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Hirawal?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Hirawal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hirawal known for?

About 70% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 436 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hirawal

Of every 100 households in Hirawal in 2011, 74 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hirawal · ■ Chanderi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****48%**

**30%

Television ****20%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Hirawal?

■ Hirawal · ■ Chanderi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**927

Working population ****35.0%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 45.5% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (18%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 195 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chanderi

- Dongar1,844 people
- Surel1,823 people
- Thobon1,802 people
- Naderi1,789 people
- Ramnagar1,728 people
- Churari1,667 people
- Sakwara1,641 people
- Jama Khedi1,640 people

[All 165 villages in Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hirawal from Ashoknagar?80 km by road
- What is the population of Hirawal?1,750 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirawal in?Ashoknagar district (Chanderi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hirawal?62.1% (Census 2011)