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About Haripur Village

Haripur is one of the larger villages in Chenga tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,781, made up of 2,985 males and 2,796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Chenga
Pincode 781302
Area (hectares) 216.7 hectares
Population 5,781
Male Population 2,985
Female Population 2,796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 4th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents. Its 216.7 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haripur from other places

Haripur lies about 24 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Nizsariha Halt, about 6.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Haripur
Nearest railway station Nizsariha Halt 6.6 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenga 24 km
District headquarters Barpeta 24 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chenga tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 5,781. That makes it the 4th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents.

Haripur village has 2,985 males and 2,796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 781302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 216.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Haripur falls under Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Nizsariha Halt, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Haripur.

Haripur is about 24 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district. Nizsariha Halt is about 6.6 km away. Nalbāri is about 23 km away. Chenga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fulbari (8.8 km), Batgaon (12 km) and Niz Chenga (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Haripur today is likely to be higher.

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