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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 517 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, 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 Ranishwar
Pincode 814148
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 1,045
Male Population 517
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 19th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

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 19 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 8.8 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 Basukinath Railway Station 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranishwar 19 km
District headquarters Dumka 19 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranishwar 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 1,045. That makes it the 19th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Haripur village has 517 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Basukinath Railway Station, about 8.8 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 19 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 Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 8.8 km away. Ranishwar is about 19 km away. Dumka is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kairabani (5.3 km), Dantankathi (7.7 km) and Baidyanathpur (12 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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