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About Hira Kherar Village

Hira Kherar is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 35 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hira Kherar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hira Kherar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 35
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,257
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 Hira Kherar compares

By the 2011 count Hira Kherar is the 154th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Hira Kherar

Hira Kherar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hira Kherar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hira Kherar from other places

Hira Kherar lies about 60 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 28 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 Hira Kherar
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 10 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 28 km
Nearest town Jamūī 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 60 km

Villages closest to Hira Kherar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tisri 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 Hira Kherar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hira Kherar village had a population of 79. That makes it the 154th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Hira Kherar village has 35 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hira Kherar has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Hira Kherar is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hira Kherar covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hira Kherar falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hira Kherar is Dhanwar, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hira Kherar.

Hira Kherar is about 60 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hira Kherar is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 10 km away. Dhanwar is about 28 km away. Jamūī is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paisra (under 2 km), Nagri (under 2 km) and Danokhunt (1.8 km).

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

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