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About Harishpur Village

Harishpur is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,720, made up of 896 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harishpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 1,720
Male Population 896
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Harishpur compares

By the 2011 count Harishpur is the 22nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Harishpur

Harishpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harishpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harishpur from other places

Harishpur lies about 29 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 27 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 Harishpur
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 27 km
District headquarters Pakur 29 km

Villages closest to Harishpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harishpur village had a population of 1,720. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Harishpur village has 896 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harishpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Harishpur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harishpur covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harishpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harishpur is Banshlai Bridge, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harishpur.

Harishpur is about 29 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harishpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 18 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 27 km away. Pakur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansmati (under 2 km), Pariardaha (1.6 km) and Dhanjori (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Harishpur today is likely to be higher.

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