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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 293 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 140.8 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 293
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 96th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 140.8 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 930.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 12 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 12 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 Jammu Cantonment 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 12 km
District headquarters Jammu 12 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 12 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 567. That makes it the 96th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Haripur village has 293 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 140.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Jammu Tawi, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Haripur.

Haripur is about 12 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 10 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 12 km away. Jammu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakh Haripur (under 2 km), Rakh Phalora (under 2 km) and Chak Mohdyar (1.9 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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