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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 258 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, 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 Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 69.96 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 258
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 173rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 69.96 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

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 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 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 25 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 3.6 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 Dhachna 3.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 33 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itahar 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 497. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Haripur village has 258 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 69.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Dhachna, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Haripur.

Haripur is about 25 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 Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 3.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadipur (1.9 km), Khamrua (5.5 km) and Kasba (6.2 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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