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About Hariharpur Village

Hariharpur is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 132 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hariharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hariharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 59.78 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 132
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hariharpur compares

By the 2011 count Hariharpur is the 182nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 59.78 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Hariharpur

The census records public bus service for Hariharpur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hariharpur from other places

Hariharpur lies about 5.0 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 2.5 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 Hariharpur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 2.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.0 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 35 km

Villages closest to Hariharpur

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.

Common questions about Hariharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hariharpur village had a population of 249. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Hariharpur village has 132 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hariharpur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Hariharpur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hariharpur covers 59.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hariharpur is Swadinpur, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance for Hariharpur.

Hariharpur is about 5.0 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hariharpur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 2.5 km away. Birbhum is about 5.0 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pariharpur (under 2 km), Derpur (5.0 km) and Mallikpur (6.3 km).

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

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