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About Hirnabara Village

Hirnabara is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 115 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirnabara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirnabara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 91.35 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 115
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Hirnabara compares

By the 2011 count Hirnabara is the 254th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 91.35 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Hirnabara

Hirnabara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hirnabara 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 Hirnabara from other places

Hirnabara lies about 14 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Hirnabara
Nearest railway station Barapalasi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 13 km
District headquarters Dumka 14 km

Villages closest to Hirnabara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirnabara village had a population of 230. That makes it the 254th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Hirnabara village has 115 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirnabara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

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

Hirnabara covers 91.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirnabara falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hirnabara is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Hirnabara.

Hirnabara is about 14 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirnabara is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Jarmundi is about 13 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Barari (under 2 km) and Belbara (under 2 km).

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

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