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About Haritoka Village

Haritoka is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,922, made up of 2,000 males and 1,922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haritoka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haritoka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731243
Area (hectares) 389.34 hectares
Population 3,922
Male Population 2,000
Female Population 1,922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Haritoka compares

By the 2011 count Haritoka is the 15th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 389.34 hectares work out to about 10 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 Haritoka

Haritoka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haritoka 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 Haritoka from other places

Haritoka lies about 11 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 4.9 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 Haritoka
Nearest town Nalhāti 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 11 km
District headquarters Birbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Haritoka

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 Haritoka

As per the Census of India 2011, Haritoka village had a population of 3,922. That makes it the 15th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Haritoka village has 2,000 males and 1,922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haritoka has about 961 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 Haritoka is 731243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haritoka covers 389.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Haritoka is Nalhati Junction, about 4.9 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 Haritoka.

Haritoka is about 11 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haritoka is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 4.0 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 4.9 km away. Nalhati I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (under 2 km), Bautia (2.3 km) and Madna (2.5 km).

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

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