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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,317, made up of 687 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733153, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733153
Area (hectares) 238.95 hectares
Population 1,317
Male Population 687
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 47th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 238.95 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gunjarpur, Gutin, Halida Danga and Harigaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,317. That makes it the 47th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Haripur village has 687 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 733153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 238.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Haripur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Haripur.

Haripur is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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