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About Harischandrapur Village

Harischandrapur is a small village in Madanpur Rampur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 141 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harischandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harischandrapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Madanpur Rampur
Pincode 766102
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 141
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harischandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Harischandrapur is the 140th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Harischandrapur

Harischandrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harischandrapur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Harischandrapur from other places

Harischandrapur lies about 21 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Bolagarh Road, about 15 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 Harischandrapur
Nearest railway station Bolagarh Road 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur Rampur 21 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 21 km
Nearest town Khordha 48 km

Villages closest to Harischandrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madanpur Rampur 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 Harischandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harischandrapur village had a population of 295. That makes it the 140th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Harischandrapur village has 141 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harischandrapur has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Harischandrapur is 766102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harischandrapur covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harischandrapur falls under Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Harischandrapur is Bolagarh Road, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harischandrapur.

Harischandrapur is about 21 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harischandrapur is in Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district. Bolagarh Road is about 15 km away. Madanpur Rampur is about 21 km away. Kalahandi 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 Khaliapali (3.4 km), Sagarpali (3.5 km) and Agadhupur (5.0 km).

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

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