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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 13 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,385 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.8 hectares hectares.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 10.8 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 13
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,385
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 10.8 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haripur from other places

Haripur lies about 43 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 3.6 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 Dhachna 3.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 21 km
District headquarters Katihar 43 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar 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 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Haripur village has 13 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 1385 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Haripur covers 10.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Dhachna, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Haripur.

Haripur is about 43 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 3.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Azamnagar 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 Masnadpur (2.0 km), Baghar Arazi (3.0 km) and Bansbari (5.2 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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