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About Hariharpur Village

Hariharpur is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 266 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares.

Hariharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hariharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 266
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hariharpur compares

By the 2011 count Hariharpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Hariharpur

Hariharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hariharpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hariharpur from other places

Hariharpur lies about 21 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 6.1 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 Hariharpur
Nearest railway station Wena 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 7.7 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 15 km
District headquarters Nalanda 21 km

Villages closest to Hariharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harnaut 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 Hariharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hariharpur village had a population of 501. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Hariharpur village has 266 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hariharpur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Hariharpur covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hariharpur falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hariharpur is Wena, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Hariharpur.

Hariharpur is about 21 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hariharpur is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 6.1 km away. Harnaut is about 7.7 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharthua (under 2 km), Mobarakpur (under 2 km) and Gangta (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hariharpur today is likely to be higher.

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