About Harispur Village

Harispur is one of the larger villages in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,128, made up of 2,635 males and 2,493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harispur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harispur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai II
Pincode	731219
Area (hectares)	250.21 hectares
Population	5,128
Male Population	2,635
Female Population	2,493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harispur compares

By the 2011 count Harispur is the 11th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 250.21 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Harispur

Harispur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harispur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harispur from other places

Harispur 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 Harispur
Nearest railway station	Nalhati Junction	3.5 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai II	7.9 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	7.9 km

Villages closest to Harispur

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

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Common questions about Harispur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harispur village had a population of 5,128. That makes it the 11th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Harispur village has 2,635 males and 2,493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harispur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Harispur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harispur covers 250.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harispur falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harispur is Nalhati Junction, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harispur.

Harispur 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.

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