About Hirapur Village

Hirapur is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 99 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rajnagar
Pincode	731130
Area (hectares)	258.54 hectares
Population	211
Male Population	99
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,131
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirapur compares

By the 2011 count Hirapur is the 70th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 258.54 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 982.

Getting to Hirapur

Hirapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hirapur 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 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 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 15 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	Harinsing	15 km
Nearest town	Siuri	22 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajnagar	29 km

Villages closest to Hirapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirapur village had a population of 211. That makes it the 70th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Hirapur village has 99 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirapur has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Hirapur is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirapur covers 258.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirapur falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hirapur is Harinsing, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hirapur.

Hirapur is about 28 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirapur is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Harinsing is about 15 km away. Siuri is about 22 km away. Birbhum is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.