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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 29 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 29
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 27 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 11 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 Dapper 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 12 km
Nearest town Basi 12 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 27 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 56. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Haripur village has 29 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Haripur falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Dapper, about 11 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 village for Haripur.

Haripur is about 27 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 11 km away. Dera Bassi is about 12 km away. Basi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur Kuran (under 2 km), Bhukhri (under 2 km) and Seoli (1.6 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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