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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a small village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 162 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 162
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 164th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

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 31 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 6.4 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 Joramow Railway Station 6.4 km
Nearest town Madhupur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 31 km
District headquarters Deoghar 31 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palojori 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 308. That makes it the 164th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Hirapur village has 162 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Hirapur is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirapur covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirapur falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Joramow Railway Station, about 6.4 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 31 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Joramow Railway Station is about 6.4 km away. Madhupur is about 14 km away. Palojori is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Duma (2.0 km) and Baradangal (3.2 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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