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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 88 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813206
Area (hectares) 40.96 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 88
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 108th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 40.96 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haripur 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 Haripur from other places

Haripur lies about 41 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Ammapali 14 km
Nearest town Colgong 21 km
District headquarters Godda 41 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurgangti 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 180. That makes it the 108th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Haripur village has 88 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 813206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 40.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Ammapali, about 14 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 Haripur.

Haripur is about 41 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 6.6 km away. Ammapali is about 14 km away. Colgong is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur Baharmal (under 2 km), Kali Kita (under 2 km) and Sonapur (under 2 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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