About Harishankarpur Village

Harishankarpur is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 401 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.6 hectares hectares.

Harishankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harishankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Varanasi
Tehsil	Pindra
Area (hectares)	34.6 hectares
Population	759
Male Population	401
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harishankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Harishankarpur is the 240th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 34.6 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Harishankarpur

Harishankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harishankarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Harishankarpur from other places

Harishankarpur lies about 68 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 5.9 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 Harishankarpur
Nearest railway station	Atraura Halt	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pindra	9.2 km
Nearest town	Gyānpur	13 km
District headquarters	Varanasi	68 km

Villages closest to Harishankarpur

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

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Common questions about Harishankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harishankarpur village had a population of 759. That makes it the 240th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Harishankarpur village has 401 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harishankarpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Harishankarpur covers 34.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harishankarpur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harishankarpur is Atraura Halt, about 5.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harishankarpur.

Harishankarpur is about 68 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harishankarpur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Atraura Halt is about 5.9 km away. Pindra is about 9.2 km away. Gyānpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.