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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,606, made up of 804 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.52 hectares hectares.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 110.52 hectares
Population 1,606
Male Population 804
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 56th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 110.52 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within <5 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 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 Polba Dadpur 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 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.

Common questions about Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 1,606. That makes it the 56th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Haripur village has 804 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Haripur covers 110.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haripur falls under Polba Dadpur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about 7.7 km away. Chandannagar is about 16 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayma Haripur (under 2 km), Beta (1.7 km) and Harit (2.7 km).

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

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