Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Hiranpur (Khas) has an area of 133 hectares (330 acres).[1]
Overview
The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Hiranpur (Khas) had a total population of 1,135, of which 564 (50%) were males and 571 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 226. The total number of literate persons in Hiranpur was 582 (64.03% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Civic administration
Police station
Hiranpur police station serves Hiranpur CD block.[3]
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Hiranpur CD block is at Hiranpur village.[4]
Education
Rajkiyakrit High School Hiranpur is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1950. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[5]
