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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 311 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 150.95 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 311
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 144th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 150.95 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within 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 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 9.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 3.2 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 Dalkhola 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 9.0 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 9.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 27 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 589. That makes it the 144th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Haripur village has 311 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 150.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Dalkhola, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Haripur.

Haripur is about 9.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dalkhola is about 3.2 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 9.0 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Habipur (under 2 km), Goalgaon (3.4 km) and Patna (3.5 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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