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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 215 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 40.06 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 215
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 85th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 40.06 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 42 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, 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
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Sanjay Gram 5.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 42 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 460. That makes it the 85th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Haripur village has 215 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 40.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haripur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Sanjay Gram, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Haripur.

Haripur is about 42 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 Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Balrampur is about 2.5 km away. Sanjay Gram is about 5.0 km away. Rāiganj 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 Daitaul (under 2 km), Laucha (under 2 km) and Sonitola (under 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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