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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 228 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731245
Area (hectares) 219.4 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 228
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 86th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 219.4 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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 5 - 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 7.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 3.5 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 Nalhati Junction 3.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 7.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.9 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 480. That makes it the 86th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Haripur village has 228 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 219.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Nalhati Junction, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 7.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhati Junction is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 3.9 km away. Mayureswar I is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Bhagabatipur (1.8 km), Raghunathpur (2.9 km) and Sanakpur (3.7 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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