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About Harishpur Village

Harishpur is a small village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 151 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harishpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722203
Area (hectares) 70.35 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 151
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harishpur compares

By the 2011 count Harishpur is the 136th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 70.35 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Harishpur

Harishpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harishpur 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gour Mohanpur, Gururbad, Harekrishnapur and Hari Nagara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Harishpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harishpur village had a population of 297. That makes it the 136th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Harishpur village has 151 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harishpur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Harishpur is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harishpur covers 70.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harishpur falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harishpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Harishpur.

Harishpur is in Barjora tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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