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About Haragobindapur Village

Haragobindapur is a mid sized village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 686 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haragobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haragobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 713408
Area (hectares) 116.48 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 686
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haragobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Haragobindapur is the 74th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 116.48 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Haragobindapur

Haragobindapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haragobindapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Haragobindapur from other places

Haragobindapur lies about 13 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Saktigarh, about 5.8 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 Haragobindapur
Nearest railway station Saktigarh 5.8 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 13 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamalpur 21 km

Villages closest to Haragobindapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haragobindapur village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 74th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Haragobindapur village has 686 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haragobindapur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Haragobindapur is 713408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haragobindapur covers 116.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haragobindapur falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haragobindapur is Saktigarh, about 5.8 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 km distance for Haragobindapur.

Haragobindapur is about 13 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haragobindapur is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district. Saktigarh is about 5.8 km away. Barddhaman is about 13 km away. Barddhamān is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khordpalasi (6.8 km), Kulingram (7.8 km) and Sadarpur (11 km).

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

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