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About Hariharpur Village

Hariharpur is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 105 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hariharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hariharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 35.7 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 105
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hariharpur compares

By the 2011 count Hariharpur is the 281st largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 35.7 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Hariharpur

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

Hariharpur lies about 38 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about under 2 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 Dhanpatdih under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 15 km
Nearest town Deoghar 23 km
District headquarters Dumka 38 km

Villages closest to Hariharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jarmundi 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 191. That makes it the 281st largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Hariharpur village has 105 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hariharpur has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Hariharpur is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hariharpur covers 35.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hariharpur falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hariharpur is Dhanpatdih, about under 2 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 Hariharpur.

Hariharpur is about 38 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hariharpur is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Dhanpatdih is about under 2 km away. Jarmundi is about 15 km away. Deoghar 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 Megha (3.5 km), Tilakpur (3.7 km) and Chadna (4.6 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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