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About Harchandpur Village

Harchandpur is a large village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,369, made up of 1,265 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harchandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harchandpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247670
Area (hectares) 196.21 hectares
Population 2,369
Male Population 1,265
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harchandpur compares

By the 2011 count Harchandpur is the 97th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 196.21 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Harchandpur

Harchandpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harchandpur as Available within village. 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 Harchandpur from other places

Harchandpur lies about 22 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Aithal, about 2.9 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 Harchandpur
Nearest railway station Aithal 2.9 km
Nearest town Manglaur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 14 km
District headquarters Hardwar 22 km

Villages closest to Harchandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harchandpur village had a population of 2,369. That makes it the 97th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Harchandpur village has 1,265 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harchandpur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Harchandpur is 247670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harchandpur covers 196.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harchandpur falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Harchandpur is Aithal, about 2.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harchandpur.

Harchandpur is about 22 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harchandpur is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Aithal is about 2.9 km away. Manglaur is about 13 km away. Roorkee is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naharpur (2.4 km), Alipur Khataula (2.7 km) and Hasan Alipur (2.7 km).

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

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