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About Haraipur Village

Haraipur is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,506, made up of 758 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haraipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haraipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 89.82 hectares
Population 1,506
Male Population 758
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Haraipur compares

By the 2011 count Haraipur is the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 89.82 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Haraipur

The census records public bus service for Haraipur 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 Haraipur from other places

Haraipur lies about 7.9 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 Haraipur
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 3.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 7.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.9 km

Villages closest to Haraipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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 Haraipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haraipur village had a population of 1,506. That makes it the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Haraipur village has 758 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haraipur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Haraipur is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haraipur covers 89.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Haraipur falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haraipur 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 <5 km distance for Haraipur.

Haraipur is about 7.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haraipur is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhati Junction is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 3.9 km away. Suri II is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (under 2 km), Harishpur (under 2 km) and Bhagabanbati (1.8 km).

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

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