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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 184 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 184
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 65th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur 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 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 <5 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 28 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 1.5 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 Tinpahar Junction 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 11 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 28 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajmahal 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 363. That makes it the 65th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Haripur village has 184 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Tinpahar Junction, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 28 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 1.5 km away. Rajmahal is about 11 km away. Rājmahal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamangawan (under 2 km), Lalbandh (under 2 km) and Jogi Chak (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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