# Hiranand Village, Pirpainti, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pirpainti, Bhagalpur 

# Hiranand

Hiranand is a village in Pirpainti sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,149 people in 349 households**, the 37th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 2,149people (2011)
- 349households
- 78.7%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Hiranand PIN code and other codes

Hiranand falls in Pirpainti sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarinkol
- Community development blockPirpainti
- Census village code239048

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hiranand from nearby towns?

- Pirpainti (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Hiranand?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Hiranand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hiranand known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hiranand

Of every 100 households in Hiranand in 2011, 18 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hiranand · ■ Pirpainti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**91%

Use banking services ****76%**

**33%

Television ****51%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Hiranand?

■ Hiranand · ■ Pirpainti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**871

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**945

Working population ****43.1%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 73.0% for women. 55% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (21%) · **■** Other work 54 (6%) · **■** Marginal 599 (65%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pirpainti

- Udaipura2,503 people
- Kirtania2,303 people
- Rajganj2,188 people
- Daulatpur2,170 people
- Khanpur2,071 people
- Gokhul Mathura1,886 people
- Sidhari1,799 people
- Ammapali1,612 people

[All 114 villages in Pirpainti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/pirpainti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hiranand from Bhagalpur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Hiranand?2,149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hiranand in?Bhagalpur district (Pirpainti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hiranand?78.7% (Census 2011)