About Hariharpur Village

Hariharpur is a mid sized village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 396 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hariharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hariharpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	31.33 hectares
Population	764
Male Population	396
Female Population	368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 34th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 31.33 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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 5 - 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 69 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshpur	25 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	32 km
District headquarters	Giridih	69 km

Villages closest to Hariharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gawan 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.

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Common questions about Hariharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hariharpur village had a population of 764. That makes it the 34th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Hariharpur village has 396 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hariharpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Hariharpur is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hariharpur covers 31.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hariharpur falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hariharpur is Maheshpur, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hariharpur.

Hariharpur is about 69 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hariharpur is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 8.1 km away. Maheshpur is about 25 km away. Kodarma is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.