About Haripur Village

Haripur is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,563, made up of 4,957 males and 4,606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 830 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854366, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854366
Area (hectares)	830 hectares
Population	9,563
Male Population	4,957
Female Population	4,606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 5th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 830 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

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 5 - 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 30 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 5.0 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	Forbesganj Junction	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	5.5 km
District headquarters	Araria	30 km

Villages closest to Haripur

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

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Common questions about Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 9,563. That makes it the 5th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Haripur village has 4,957 males and 4,606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 854366. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 830 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haripur falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Forbesganj Junction, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Haripur.

Haripur is about 30 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Forbesganj Junction is about 5.0 km away. Forbesganj is about 5.5 km away. Araria is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.