Village · Patna Rural, Patna
# Hiranandpur

Hiranandpur is a village in Patna Rural sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,825 people in 272 households, the 13th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.
- 1,825 people (2011)
- 272 households
- 50.6% literacy
- 881 females per 1,000 males

## Hiranandpur PIN code and other codes

Hiranandpur falls in Patna Rural sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Mahuli
- Community development block Patna Rural
- Census village code 245279

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Hiranandpur from nearby towns?
- Patna Rural (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Patna (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Patna (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Hiranandpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Hiranandpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mahuli
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Patna
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Danapur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hiranandpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 89% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Hiranandpur

Of every 100 households in Hiranandpur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hiranandpur · ■ Patna Rural rural average
- Electricity for lighting 9% 61%
- Toilet within the home 12% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 63%
- Tap water 1% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 35% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 79%
- Use banking services 42% 52%
- Television 25% 35%
- Mobile phone 46% 53%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 10% 23%
- Own their home 94% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Hiranandpur?

■ Hiranandpur · ■ Patna Rural rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.6% 58.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 881 873
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1319 924
- Working population 36.0% 30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 36.3% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 117 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 196 (30%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 9 (1%) · ■ Marginal 332 (51%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Patna Rural
- Muhammadpur Barantpur 3,390 people
- Gauharpur 2,685 people
- Sonawan 2,322 people
- Khaspur 2,200 people
- Mircha 1,816 people
- Salehpur Kasara 1,371 people
- Chhitman 928 people
- Mirzapur 523 people

All 32 villages in Patna Rural

## Quick answers
- How far is Hiranandpur from Patna? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Hiranandpur? 1,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hiranandpur in? Patna district (Patna Rural sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hiranandpur? 50.6% (Census 2011)

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