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About Haripal Village

Haripal is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,395, made up of 1,717 males and 1,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712403
Area (hectares) 75.27 hectares
Population 3,395
Male Population 1,717
Female Population 1,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Haripal compares

By the 2011 count Haripal is the 15th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 75.27 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Haripal

Haripal 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 Haripal as Available within village. 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 Haripal from other places

Haripal lies about 31 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Haripal, about 1.7 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 Haripal
Nearest railway station Haripal 1.7 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 12 km
District headquarters Hugli 31 km

Villages closest to Haripal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripal village had a population of 3,395. That makes it the 15th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Haripal village has 1,717 males and 1,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripal has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Haripal is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripal covers 75.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Haripal falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haripal is Haripal, about 1.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Haripal.

Haripal is about 31 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripal is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Haripal is about 1.7 km away. Tarakeswar is about 12 km away. Hugli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopinagar (2.7 km), Bhurisit Khejuria (3.4 km) and Khejuria (3.4 km).

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

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