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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 20 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184205, 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 Udhampur
Tehsil Majalta
Pincode 184205
Area (hectares) 25.1 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 20
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 25.1 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

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 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 Haripur from other places

Haripur lies about 23 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Manwal, about 10 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 railway station Manwal 10 km
Nearest town Sāmba 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Majalta 23 km
District headquarters Udhampur 23 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majalta 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 35. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Haripur village has 20 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 184205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 25.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Haripur falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Manwal, about 10 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 Haripur.

Haripur is about 23 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Manwal is about 10 km away. Sāmba is about 22 km away. Majalta is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bapanir Garh (2.2 km), Shahpur (3.2 km) and Seral Chowa (3.6 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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