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About Harraipur Village

Harraipur is a large village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,135, made up of 1,131 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1054.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harraipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harraipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Pincode 242405
Area (hectares) 1054.24 hectares
Population 2,135
Male Population 1,131
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harraipur compares

By the 2011 count Harraipur is the 53rd largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 1054.24 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Harraipur

Harraipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harraipur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harraipur from other places

Harraipur lies about 34 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Shamsabad, about 32 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 Harraipur
Nearest town Jalālābād 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Shamsabad 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 34 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 34 km

Villages closest to Harraipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harraipur village had a population of 2,135. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Harraipur village has 1,131 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harraipur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Harraipur is 242405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harraipur covers 1054.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harraipur falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harraipur is Shamsabad, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Harraipur.

Harraipur is about 34 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harraipur is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Jalālābād is about 4.2 km away. Shamsabad is about 32 km away. Powayan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gursanda Raipur (under 2 km), Raipur (under 2 km) and Kataul (2.1 km).

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

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