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About Hariharpur Village

Hariharpur is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 426 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hariharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hariharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode 828205
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 426
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hariharpur compares

By the 2011 count Hariharpur is the 124th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Hariharpur

Hariharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hariharpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Hariharpur from other places

Hariharpur lies about 32 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Bholldih, about 1.7 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 Hariharpur
Nearest railway station Bholldih 1.7 km
Nearest town Gomoh 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 32 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 32 km

Villages closest to Hariharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Hariharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hariharpur village had a population of 836. That makes it the 124th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Hariharpur village has 426 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hariharpur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Hariharpur is 828205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hariharpur covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hariharpur falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hariharpur is Bholldih, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hariharpur.

Hariharpur is about 32 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hariharpur is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Bholldih is about 1.7 km away. Gomoh is about 2.7 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanch (7.0 km), Dumurya (13 km) and Rajpura (16 km).

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

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