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About Harihar Village

Harihar is a large village in Pursura tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,114, made up of 1,073 males and 1,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harihar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pursura
Pincode 712401
Area (hectares) 121.69 hectares
Population 2,114
Male Population 1,073
Female Population 1,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harihar compares

By the 2011 count Harihar is the 35th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents. Its 121.69 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Harihar

Harihar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harihar 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. The nearest villages by name are Deulpara, Dihibatpur, Dulalbati and Ghol Digrui. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Harihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Harihar village had a population of 2,114. That makes it the 35th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents.

Harihar village has 1,073 males and 1,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harihar has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Harihar is 712401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harihar covers 121.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harihar falls under Pursura tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harihar notes the nearest railway station 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 Harihar.

Harihar is in Pursura tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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