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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 240 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, 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 Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 62.05 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 240
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 20th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 62.05 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

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 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 11 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 town Baddi 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 11 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 26 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 476. That makes it the 20th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Haripur village has 240 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 62.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haripur falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Kalka, about 11 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 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 8.9 km away. Kalka is about 11 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surajpur (under 2 km), Paroi (3.6 km) and Balera (3.7 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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