About Harpalsa Village

Harpalsa is a large village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,403, made up of 1,214 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpalsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpalsa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731234
Area (hectares)	118.16 hectares
Population	2,403
Male Population	1,214
Female Population	1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpalsa compares

By the 2011 count Harpalsa is the 14th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 118.16 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Harpalsa

Harpalsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpalsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harpalsa from other places

Harpalsa lies about 10 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, 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 Harpalsa
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	6.2 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sainthia	22 km

Villages closest to Harpalsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpalsa village had a population of 2,403. That makes it the 14th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Harpalsa village has 1,214 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpalsa has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Harpalsa is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpalsa covers 118.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpalsa falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harpalsa is Rampurhat Junction, about 6.2 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 village for Harpalsa.

Harpalsa is about 10 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpalsa is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 6.0 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 6.2 km away. Birbhum is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.