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About Harishchandra Pur Village

Harishchandra Pur is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,933, made up of 899 males and 1,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.5 hectares hectares.

Harishchandra Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harishchandra Pur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 180.5 hectares
Population 1,933
Male Population 899
Female Population 1,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
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 Harishchandra Pur compares

By the 2011 count Harishchandra Pur is the 84th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 180.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Harishchandra Pur

Harishchandra Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harishchandra Pur 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 Harishchandra Pur from other places

Harishchandra Pur lies about 147 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Talakhajuri, about 7.1 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 Harishchandra Pur
Nearest railway station Talakhajuri 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 21 km
Nearest town Lālganj 21 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 147 km

Villages closest to Harishchandra Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalganj 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 Harishchandra Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harishchandra Pur village had a population of 1,933. That makes it the 84th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Harishchandra Pur village has 899 males and 1,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harishchandra Pur has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Harishchandra Pur covers 180.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harishchandra Pur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harishchandra Pur is Talakhajuri, about 7.1 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 Harishchandra Pur.

Harishchandra Pur is about 147 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harishchandra Pur is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Talakhajuri is about 7.1 km away. Lalganj is about 21 km away. Lālganj 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 Chandevra (under 2 km), Chandra Bhanpur (under 2 km) and Retwa Chandra Bhanpur (under 2 km).

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

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