# Hiraganj Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Hiraganj

Hiraganj is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **698 people in 150 households**, the 44th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 698people (2011)
- 150households
- 62.3%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Hiraganj PIN code and other codes

Hiraganj falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKalechite
- Community development blockGhatshila
- Census village code363472

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

## How far is Hiraganj from nearby towns?

- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)57 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)57 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 Hiraganj?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Hiraganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Hiraganj known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 26% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Hiraganj

Of every 100 households in Hiraganj in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hiraganj · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**56%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Hiraganj?

■ Hiraganj · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162**

**983

Working population ****50.7%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 44.7% for women. 62% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (27%) · **■** Other work 38 (11%) · **■** Marginal 140 (40%)

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 Ghatshila

- Jharbera733 people
- Asna730 people
- Bandhdi723 people
- Raja Basa702 people
- Gandhaniya697 people
- Amchuriya662 people
- Mahatam656 people
- Dubrajpur654 people

[All 157 villages in Ghatshila](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/ghatshila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hiraganj from Jamshedpur?57 km by road
- What is the population of Hiraganj?698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hiraganj in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Hiraganj?62.3% (Census 2011)