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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 351 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 351
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 48th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Haripur 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 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 39 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 13 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 Pakuria 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Pinargaria 13 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 16 km
District headquarters Pakur 39 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakuria 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 766. That makes it the 48th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Haripur village has 351 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Pinargaria, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Haripur.

Haripur is about 39 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 1.8 km away. Pinargaria is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramdebkuri (under 2 km), Bartala (under 2 km) and Chak Pakuria (1.8 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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