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About Hariposi Village

Hariposi is a mid sized village in Baria tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 281 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hariposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hariposi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Baria
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 281
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hariposi compares

By the 2011 count Hariposi is the 31st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 737 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Hariposi

Hariposi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hariposi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Hariposi from other places

Hariposi lies about 21 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 12 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 Hariposi
Tehsil headquarters Baria 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 12 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 21 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 21 km

Villages closest to Hariposi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hariposi village had a population of 574. That makes it the 31st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 737 residents.

Hariposi village has 281 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hariposi has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Hariposi is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hariposi covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hariposi falls under Baria tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Hariposi is Porjanpur, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Hariposi.

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

Hariposi is in Baria tehsil of Kendujhar district. Baria is about 5.6 km away. Porjanpur is about 12 km away. Kendujhar 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 Nagarpal (under 2 km), Sunariposi (3.2 km) and Ukhunda (5.0 km).

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

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