About Harit Village

Harit is a large village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,270, made up of 2,154 males and 2,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.86 hectares hectares.

Harit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harit village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares)	381.86 hectares
Population	4,270
Male Population	2,154
Female Population	2,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harit compares

By the 2011 count Harit is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 381.86 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Harit

Harit is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harit 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harit from other places

Harit lies about 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Chandanpur, about 9.4 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 Harit
Nearest railway station	Chandanpur	9.4 km
Nearest town	Chandannagar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polba Dadpur	15 km
District headquarters	Hugli	15 km

Villages closest to Harit

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harit village had a population of 4,270. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Harit village has 2,154 males and 2,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harit has about 982 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 969.

Harit covers 381.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harit falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harit is Chandanpur, about 9.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harit.

Harit is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harit is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Chandanpur is about 9.4 km away. Chandannagar is about 14 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.