About Haripur Village

Haripur is one of the larger villages in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,959, made up of 6,811 males and 6,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Sikta
Pincode	845307
Area (hectares)	608.85 hectares
Population	12,959
Male Population	6,811
Female Population	6,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 608.85 hectares work out to about 21 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 908.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 24 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Sriram, about 12 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	Gauri Sriram	12 km
Nearest town	Bettiah	24 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sikta	24 km

Villages closest to Haripur

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

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Common questions about Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 12,959. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Haripur village has 6,811 males and 6,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 845307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 608.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Haripur falls under Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Gauri Sriram, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Haripur is about 24 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gauri Sriram is about 12 km away. Bettiah is about 24 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.