About Haripur Village

Haripur is a large village in Chanditala I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,797, made up of 1,455 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712701, 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	Hugli
Tehsil	Chanditala I
Pincode	712701
Area (hectares)	130.45 hectares
Population	2,797
Male Population	1,455
Female Population	1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 13th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 130.45 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 17 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Porabazar, about 7.7 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	Porabazar	7.7 km
Nearest town	Chandannagar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanditala I	17 km
District headquarters	Hugli	17 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanditala I 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.

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Common questions about Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 2,797. That makes it the 13th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Haripur village has 1,455 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 712701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 130.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Haripur falls under Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Porabazar, about 7.7 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 village for Haripur.

Haripur is about 17 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about 7.7 km away. Chandannagar is about 16 km away. Chanditala I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.