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About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a mid sized village in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 376 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, 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 Karma Tanr Vidyasagar
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 35.37 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 376
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 63rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 35.37 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hirapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hirapur from other places

Hirapur lies about 29 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 6.4 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 Joramow Railway Station 6.4 km
Nearest town Madhupur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 29 km
District headquarters Jamtara 29 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 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 702. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Hirapur village has 376 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Hirapur is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirapur covers 35.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hirapur falls under Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Joramow Railway Station, about 6.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 29 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 Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district. Joramow Railway Station is about 6.4 km away. Madhupur is about 14 km away. Karma Tanr Vidyasagar is about 29 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 Sunsundabra (3.2 km), Barapahari (3.2 km) and Kathbarari (3.2 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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