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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 454 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 455.06 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 454
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
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 Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 32nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 455.06 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hirapur 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. The nearest villages by name are Hansapathar, Harinsinha, Haripur and Hathbari. 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 Hirapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirapur village had a population of 954. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Hirapur village has 454 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Hirapur is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirapur covers 455.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirapur falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Hirapur 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 10+ km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is in Shikaripara 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 Hirapur today is likely to be higher.

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