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About Hirakanari Village

Hirakanari is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 134 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirakanari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirakanari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 39.7 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 134
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirakanari compares

By the 2011 count Hirakanari is the 228th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 39.7 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Hirakanari

Hirakanari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hirakanari as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hathgar, Hathnawa, Heth Bara and Heth Kataujha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hirakanari

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirakanari village had a population of 254. That makes it the 228th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Hirakanari village has 134 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirakanari has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Hirakanari is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirakanari covers 39.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hirakanari falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Hirakanari notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hirakanari.

Hirakanari is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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