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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 344 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173020
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 344
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 73rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within village. 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 Haripur from other places

Haripur lies about 34 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 40 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 Paonta Sahib 4.7 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 4.7 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 34 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 40 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 660. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Haripur village has 344 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 173020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Dehradun, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Haripur.

Haripur is about 34 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 4.7 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 4.7 km away. Sirmaur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur Tohana (under 2 km), Akal Garh (under 2 km) and Baroti Wala (under 2 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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