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About Hariharpur Kalan Village

Hariharpur Kalan is a large village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,631, made up of 1,777 males and 1,854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hariharpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hariharpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Pincode 841439
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 3,631
Male Population 1,777
Female Population 1,854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hariharpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Hariharpur Kalan is the 18th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Hariharpur Kalan

Hariharpur Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hariharpur Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hariharpur Kalan from other places

Hariharpur Kalan lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 4.1 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 4.1 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Hariharpur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hariharpur Kalan village had a population of 3,631. That makes it the 18th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Hariharpur Kalan village has 1,777 males and 1,854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hariharpur Kalan has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Hariharpur Kalan is 841439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hariharpur Kalan covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hariharpur Kalan falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hariharpur Kalan is Duraundha Junction, about 4.1 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 village for Hariharpur Kalan.

Hariharpur Kalan is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hariharpur Kalan is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 4.1 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.7 km away. Goriakothi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hariharpur Khurd (under 2 km), Sherpur (3.8 km) and Chandpur (5.8 km).

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

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