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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a small village in Paithan tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 246 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.41 hectares hectares.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Paithan
Area (hectares) 311.41 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 246
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 148th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,601 residents. Its 311.41 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hirapur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 17 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
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Paithan 19 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 19 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 19 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paithan 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 479. That makes it the 148th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,601 residents.

Hirapur village has 246 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Hirapur covers 311.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirapur falls under Paithan tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Dev Road Halt, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 19 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 Paithan tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 17 km away. Paithan is about 19 km away. Aurangabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangra (2.6 km), Mankapur (4.1 km) and Akhatwada (5.2 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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