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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a large village in Koilwar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,859, made up of 1,494 males and 1,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Koilwar
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 2,859
Male Population 1,494
Female Population 1,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 24 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 903.

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 22 km from Bhojpur. 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 Koilwar 22 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 22 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koilwar 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 2,859. That makes it the 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Haripur village has 1,494 males and 1,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Haripur covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Haripur falls under Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Haripur.

Haripur is about 22 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Jogbani is about 16 km away. Koilwar is about 22 km away. Bhojpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalpura (17 km), Jahanpur (18 km) and Mohkampur (23 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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