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About Haridaspur Village

Haridaspur is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,856, made up of 1,469 males and 1,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haridaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haridaspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731243
Area (hectares) 460.68 hectares
Population 2,856
Male Population 1,469
Female Population 1,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haridaspur compares

By the 2011 count Haridaspur is the 22nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 460.68 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Haridaspur

Haridaspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haridaspur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haridaspur from other places

Haridaspur lies about 6.4 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 6.2 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 Haridaspur
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 6.4 km
District headquarters Birbhum 6.4 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 9.3 km

Villages closest to Haridaspur

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 Haridaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haridaspur village had a population of 2,856. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Haridaspur village has 1,469 males and 1,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haridaspur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Haridaspur is 731243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haridaspur covers 460.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Haridaspur is Adalpahari, about 6.2 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 <5 km distance for Haridaspur.

Haridaspur is about 6.4 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haridaspur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 6.2 km away. Nalhati I is about 6.4 km away. Birbhum is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karttikdanga (1.5 km), Lakshminarayanpur (1.9 km) and Jungul (2.0 km).

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

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