About Hiranpur Village

Hiranpur is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 599 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiranpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barhait
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	464.94 hectares
Population	1,162
Male Population	599
Female Population	563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 Hiranpur compares

By the 2011 count Hiranpur is the 34th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 464.94 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Hiranpur

Hiranpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hiranpur 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 Hiranpur from other places

Hiranpur lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Hiranpur
Nearest railway station	Taljhari	6.1 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhait	18 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	18 km

Villages closest to Hiranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiranpur village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 34th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Hiranpur village has 599 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiranpur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Hiranpur is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiranpur covers 464.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiranpur falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hiranpur is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Hiranpur.

Hiranpur is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiranpur is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.