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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a large village in Gossaigaon tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,171, made up of 1,088 males and 1,083 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.06 hectares hectares.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhubri
Tehsil Gossaigaon
Area (hectares) 237.06 hectares
Population 2,171
Male Population 1,088
Female Population 1,083
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 22nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 920 residents. Its 237.06 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

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 10+ km distance. 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 36 km from Dhubri, and the nearest railway station is Monglajhora Halt, about 11 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 Monglajhora Halt 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gossaigaon 16 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 21 km
District headquarters Dhubri 36 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gossaigaon 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 2,171. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 920 residents.

Haripur village has 1,088 males and 1,083 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Haripur covers 237.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haripur falls under Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Monglajhora Halt, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Haripur.

Haripur is about 36 km from Dhubri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district. Monglajhora Halt is about 11 km away. Gossaigaon is about 16 km away. Tufānganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chotoguma (under 2 km), Dhuturamari (1.6 km) and Sarpamari (1.9 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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