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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,054, made up of 1,043 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712302
Area (hectares) 145.69 hectares
Population 2,054
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 41st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 145.69 hectares work out to about 14 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 996.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpur from other places

Harpur 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 Harpur
Nearest railway station Porabazar 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 14 km
Nearest town Chandannagar 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 17 km

Villages closest to Harpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur village had a population of 2,054. That makes it the 41st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Harpur village has 1,043 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 969 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 712302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 145.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Porabazar, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur.

Harpur 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.

Harpur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about 7.7 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 14 km away. Chandannagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hariharpur (under 2 km), Hazipur (under 2 km) and Jayharipur (under 2 km).

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

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