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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 636 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 636
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 98th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 8.7 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 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 Barsoi 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 1,181. That makes it the 98th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Haripur village has 636 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Haripur covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haripur falls under Barsoi 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 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 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 Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 3.6 km away. Barsoi is about 8.7 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pual (under 2 km), Lalpur (1.9 km) and Lalpurgachh (1.9 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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