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About Haripur Podhra Village

Haripur Podhra is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,175, made up of 2,135 males and 2,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Podhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur Podhra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 290.6 hectares
Population 4,175
Male Population 2,135
Female Population 2,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Haripur Podhra compares

By the 2011 count Haripur Podhra is the 13th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 290.6 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Haripur Podhra

Haripur Podhra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Haripur Podhra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Haripur Podhra from other places

Haripur Podhra lies about 7.5 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 Podhra
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 3.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 7.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.5 km

Villages closest to Haripur Podhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur Podhra village had a population of 4,175. That makes it the 13th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Haripur Podhra village has 2,135 males and 2,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur Podhra has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Haripur Podhra is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur Podhra covers 290.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Haripur Podhra is about 7.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur Podhra is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhati Junction is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 3.8 km away. Nalhati I is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tejhati (under 2 km), Painta (under 2 km) and Narayanbati (under 2 km).

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

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