Skip to main content

About Harpali Village

Harpali is a mid sized village in Biramitrapur tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 328 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpali village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Biramitrapur
Pincode 770039
Area (hectares) 618 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 328
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpali compares

By the 2011 count Harpali is the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 892 residents. Its 618 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Harpali

Harpali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harpali as Available within 10+ 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 Harpali from other places

Harpali lies about 26 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 7.7 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 Harpali
Nearest railway station Kechobahal 7.7 km
Nearest town Belpahar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Biramitrapur 26 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 26 km

Villages closest to Harpali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpali village had a population of 623. That makes it the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 892 residents.

Harpali village has 328 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpali has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Harpali is 770039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpali covers 618 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harpali falls under Biramitrapur tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Harpali is Kechobahal, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance for Harpali.

Harpali is about 26 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpali is in Biramitrapur tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kechobahal is about 7.7 km away. Belpahar is about 18 km away. Biramitrapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pasara (3.1 km), San Kalosihiria (4.8 km) and Ratakhandi (8.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All