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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 119 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 81.77 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 119
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 125th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 81.77 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 21 km from Giridih, 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 Pirtanr 9.6 km
Nearest town Gomoh 18 km
Nearest railway station Bholldih 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 21 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirtanr 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 218. That makes it the 125th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Hirapur village has 119 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Hirapur is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirapur covers 81.77 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 Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih 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 10+ km distance.

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

Hirapur is about 21 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 9.6 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 Jamuatanr (under 2 km), Kharpoka (under 2 km) and Gobrandha (1.6 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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