Hiranpur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Pakur subdivision of the Pakur district, Jharkhand state, India. Geography Hiranpur, the eponymous CD block headquarters, is located at . It is located 19 km from Pakur, the district headquarters. A predominantly hilly area, Pakur district has pockets of plain land. A long but narrow stretch between the Farakka Feeder Canal, located outside the district, and the Sahibganj loop line is very fertile. The Littipara and Amrapara CD blocks are largely covered by the Rajmahal hills. The rest of the district is rolling uplands. The district, once famous for its forests, have lost all of it, except a few hill tops in the Damin-i-koh area. Hiranpur CD block is bounded by Barharwa CD block in Sahibganj district on the north, Pakur CD block on the east, Mahespur CD block on the south, and Littipara CD block on the west. Hiranpur CD block has an area of 170.51 km2.Hiranpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Hiranpur village. Demographics Population According to the 2011 Census of India, Hiranpur CD block had a total population of 84,079, all of which were rural. There were 42,506 (51%) males and 41,573 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 16,439. Scheduled Castes numbered 4,186 (4.98%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 33,195 (39.48%). In 2011, Hiranpur Khas had a population of 1,135. There are several villages surrounding it (2011 population in brackets): Hat Kathi (3,747), Sundarpur (2,611), Baramasia (1,423) and Ranipur (766). Literacy census, the total number of literate persons in Hiranpur CD block was 35,137 (51.95% of the population over 6 years) out of which 21,491 (61%) were males and 13,646 (39%) were females. The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 22%. See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate Language and religion In 2001 census, Hindus constituted 57.22%, Muslims 25.09% and Christians 6.35% of the population in Hiranpur CD block. In the district as a whole, Hindus constituted 44.45%, Muslims 32.74% and Christians 6.01% of the population. The percentage of scheduled tribes in the population of Hiranpur CD block was 41.42%. In the district as a whole, scheduled tribes constituted 44.59% of the population. Around 85% of the tribal population was composed of Santhals. There are two primitive groups – Mal Paharias and Sauria Paharias. At