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About Haridaspur Village

Haridaspur is a mid sized village in Pandua tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,223, made up of 592 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haridaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haridaspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pandua
Pincode 712147
Area (hectares) 141.7 hectares
Population 1,223
Male Population 592
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Haridaspur compares

By the 2011 count Haridaspur is the 82nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 141.7 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Haridaspur

Haridaspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haridaspur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haridaspur from other places

Haridaspur 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 Haridaspur
Nearest railway station Porabazar 7.7 km
Nearest town Chandannagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandua 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 17 km

Villages closest to Haridaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haridaspur village had a population of 1,223. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Haridaspur village has 592 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haridaspur has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Haridaspur is 712147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haridaspur covers 141.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haridaspur falls under Pandua tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haridaspur is Porabazar, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Haridaspur.

Haridaspur 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.

Haridaspur is in Pandua tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about 7.7 km away. Chandannagar is about 16 km away. Pandua 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 Hazipur (under 2 km), Baikunthapur (5.6 km) and Haral (6.4 km).

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

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