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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,598, made up of 831 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854332, 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 Kursakatta
Pincode 854332
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 1,598
Male Population 831
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 28 km from Araria. 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 town Jogbani 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kursakatta 28 km
District headquarters Araria 28 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kursakatta 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 1,598. That makes it the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Haripur village has 831 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 854332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The census record for Haripur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Haripur.

Haripur is about 28 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 Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Jogbani is about 16 km away. Kursakatta is about 28 km away. Araria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaloa (1.8 km), Katpahar (1.8 km) and Darha Pipra (2.0 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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