Skip to main content

About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 84 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814118
Area (hectares) 42.63 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 84
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 302nd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 42.63 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Haripur from other places

Haripur lies about 36 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 21 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 Jāmtāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Jamtara 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 36 km

Villages closest to Haripur

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 Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 170. That makes it the 302nd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Haripur village has 84 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 814118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 42.63 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 Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Jamtara, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Haripur.

Haripur is about 36 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Jāmtāra is about 21 km away. Jamtara is about 21 km away. Jarmundi 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 Harladangal (under 2 km), Amgachhi (1.8 km) and Sirampur (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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.