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About Harirampur Village

Harirampur is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 624 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harirampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harirampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 121.62 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 624
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harirampur compares

By the 2011 count Harirampur is the 43rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 121.62 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Harirampur

The census records public bus service for Harirampur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harirampur from other places

Harirampur lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 12 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 Harirampur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 12 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Harirampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harirampur village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Harirampur village has 624 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harirampur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Harirampur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harirampur covers 121.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harirampur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harirampur is Swadinpur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Harirampur.

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

Harirampur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 12 km away. Rampur Hat is about 13 km away. Murarai I 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 Chandrapara (2.6 km), Ballabhpur (4.1 km) and Ratanpur (6.1 km).

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

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