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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 159 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731129
Area (hectares) 46.37 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 159
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 73rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 46.37 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haripur from other places

Haripur 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 Haripur
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 Haripur

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 Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 285. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Haripur village has 159 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 731129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 46.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Nalhati Junction, about 3.5 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 km distance for Haripur.

Haripur 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.

Haripur 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 Haraipur (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 Haripur today is likely to be higher.

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