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About Hirapakar Village

Hirapakar is a large village in Chanpatia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,897, made up of 1,507 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirapakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapakar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Chanpatia
Pincode 845450
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 2,897
Male Population 1,507
Female Population 1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapakar compares

By the 2011 count Hirapakar is the 31st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Hirapakar

Hirapakar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hirapakar as Available within 10+ 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 Hirapakar from other places

Hirapakar lies about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Prajapati, about 5.5 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 Hirapakar
Nearest railway station Prajapati 5.5 km
Nearest town Bettiah 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanpatia 15 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 17 km

Villages closest to Hirapakar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirapakar village had a population of 2,897. That makes it the 31st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents.

Hirapakar village has 1,507 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapakar has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Hirapakar is 845450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirapakar covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hirapakar falls under Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hirapakar is Prajapati, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hirapakar.

Hirapakar is about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapakar is in Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Prajapati is about 5.5 km away. Bettiah is about 6.3 km away. Chanpatia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patarkha Naurangia (1.5 km), Gurwalia Biswas (2.0 km) and Turhapatti (2.1 km).

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

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