About Hiraganj Village

Hiraganj is a mid sized village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 373 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Hiraganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiraganj village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Ghatshila
Area (hectares)	161 hectares
Population	698
Male Population	373
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hiraganj compares

By the 2011 count Hiraganj is the 42nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Hiraganj

Hiraganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hiraganj as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiraganj from other places

Hiraganj lies about 15 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 6.3 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 Hiraganj
Nearest railway station	Ghatsila	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghatshila	6.5 km
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	6.5 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	15 km

Villages closest to Hiraganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatshila 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.

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Common questions about Hiraganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiraganj village had a population of 698. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Hiraganj village has 373 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiraganj has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Hiraganj covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiraganj falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hiraganj is Ghatsila, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hiraganj is about 15 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiraganj is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghatsila is about 6.3 km away. Ghatshila is about 6.5 km away. Ghātsīla is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.