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About Harsura Village

Harsura is a large village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,241, made up of 1,174 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harsura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 451.87 hectares
Population 2,241
Male Population 1,174
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harsura compares

By the 2011 count Harsura is the 20th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 451.87 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 954.

Getting to Harsura

Harsura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harsura 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Goranda, Guldanga, Halidana and Hardail. 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 Harsura

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsura village had a population of 2,241. That makes it the 20th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Harsura village has 1,174 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsura has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Harsura is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harsura covers 451.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harsura falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harsura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Harsura.

Harsura is in Tapan 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 Harsura today is likely to be higher.

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