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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a small village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 134 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 834001
Area (hectares) 27.46 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 134
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 84th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 27.46 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hirapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 30 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Bholldih, about 18 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 Topchanchi 12 km
Nearest town Gomoh 18 km
Nearest railway station Bholldih 18 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 30 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Topchanchi 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 256. That makes it the 84th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Hirapur village has 134 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Hirapur is 834001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirapur covers 27.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hirapur falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Bholldih, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 30 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Topchanchi is about 12 km away. Gomoh is about 18 km away. Bholldih is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koradih (4.6 km), Chhota Kanadih (5.5 km) and Kanadih Alias Mazhacho (5.5 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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