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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 115 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 115
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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 5 - 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 148 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 6.0 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 Dagarua 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Narhan 6.0 km
Nearest town Rusera 6.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 148 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 221. That makes it the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Haripur village has 115 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Haripur covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Narhan, about 6.0 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 Haripur.

Haripur is about 148 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Dagarua is about 1.8 km away. Narhan is about 6.0 km away. Rusera is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwari Uchaipur (under 2 km), Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Dagarua (1.8 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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