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About Hiranand Village

Hiranand is a large village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,149, made up of 1,158 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares.

Hiranand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiranand village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 2,149
Male Population 1,158
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hiranand compares

By the 2011 count Hiranand is the 34th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Hiranand

The census records public bus service for Hiranand 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiranand from other places

Hiranand lies about 43 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 2.3 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 Hiranand
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 6.2 km
Nearest town Colgong 16 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 43 km

Villages closest to Hiranand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiranand village had a population of 2,149. That makes it the 34th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Hiranand village has 1,158 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiranand has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

Hiranand covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hiranand falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hiranand is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Hiranand.

Hiranand is about 43 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiranand is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 2.3 km away. Pirpainti is about 6.2 km away. Colgong is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaudhri Basantpur (under 2 km), Sadipur (under 2 km) and Madangopali (under 2 km).

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

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