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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Bamangola tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 346 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Bamangola
Pincode 732138
Area (hectares) 123.37 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 346
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 72nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 123.37 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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 25 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Hat, about 8.8 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 Daulatpur Hat 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bamangola 22 km
District headquarters Maldah 25 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 27 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bamangola 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 692. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Haripur village has 346 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 732138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 123.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Bamangola tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Daulatpur Hat, about 8.8 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 25 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Bamangola tehsil of Maldah district. Daulatpur Hat is about 8.8 km away. Bamangola is about 22 km away. Maldah is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daulatpur (8.6 km), Ramkrishnapur (9.7 km) and Jagdala (16 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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