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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 517 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.91 hectares hectares.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 244.91 hectares
Population 986
Male Population 517
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 88th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 244.91 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 108 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Karamnasi, about 21 km away. 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
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 12 km
Nearest railway station Karamnasi 21 km
Nearest town Chandauli 24 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 108 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur 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 986. That makes it the 88th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Hirapur village has 517 males and 469 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 929.

Hirapur covers 244.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirapur falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Karamnasi, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 108 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Gangapur is about 12 km away. Karamnasi is about 21 km away. Chandauli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighi (under 2 km), Rahimpur (2.4 km) and Rampuri (2.4 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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