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About Harigiram Village

Harigiram is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 474 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harigiram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harigiram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 102.79 hectares
Population 927
Male Population 474
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harigiram compares

By the 2011 count Harigiram is the 79th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 102.79 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Harigiram

Harigiram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harigiram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Harigiram from other places

Harigiram lies about 26 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Balurghat, about 14 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 Harigiram
Nearest town Bālurghāt 13 km
Nearest railway station Balurghat 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kushmundi 26 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 26 km

Villages closest to Harigiram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kushmundi 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 Harigiram

As per the Census of India 2011, Harigiram village had a population of 927. That makes it the 79th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Harigiram village has 474 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harigiram has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Harigiram is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harigiram covers 102.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harigiram falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harigiram is Balurghat, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harigiram.

Harigiram is about 26 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harigiram is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Bālurghāt is about 13 km away. Balurghat is about 14 km away. Kushmundi 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 Goalgaon (18 km), Abhirampur (24 km) and Arazi Shrirampur (24 km).

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

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