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About Harraipur Village

Harraipur is a mid sized village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 487 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 713 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harraipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harraipur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 487
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 713
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harraipur compares

By the 2011 count Harraipur is the 20th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Harraipur

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

Harraipur lies about 34 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 18 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 Harraipur
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 18 km
District headquarters Solan 34 km

Villages closest to Harraipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harraipur village had a population of 834. That makes it the 20th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Harraipur village has 487 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harraipur has about 713 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Harraipur is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harraipur covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harraipur falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harraipur is Ghanauli, about 18 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 Harraipur.

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

Harraipur is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 2.9 km away. Ghanauli is about 18 km away. Solan 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 Malku Majra (under 2 km), Guru Majra (under 2 km) and Akanwali (under 2 km).

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

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