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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 350 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, 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 Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 59.62 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 350
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 119th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 59.62 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haripur from other places

Haripur lies about 34 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Hat, about 8.3 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 Daulatpur Hat 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangarampur 26 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 26 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 34 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangarampur 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 667. That makes it the 119th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Haripur village has 350 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 59.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Daulatpur Hat, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 about 34 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Daulatpur Hat is about 8.3 km away. Gangarampur is about 26 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dauiatpur (8.1 km), Chak Joykrisnapur (8.9 km) and Ramkrishnapur (8.9 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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