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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 134 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 123.31 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 134
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 163rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 123.31 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

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 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 130 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 27 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
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 30 km
Nearest town Godda 31 km
District headquarters Jamtara 130 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanpur 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 260. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Hirapur village has 134 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Hirapur is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirapur covers 123.31 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 Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Tinpahar Junction, about 27 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 village for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 130 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Tinpahar Junction is about 27 km away. Narayanpur is about 30 km away. Godda is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barmasiya (2.5 km), Saharjori (5.9 km) and Barmoriya (6.1 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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