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About Harishpur Village

Harishpur is a mid sized village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 479 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harishpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732102
Area (hectares) 141.87 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 479
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harishpur compares

By the 2011 count Harishpur is the 65th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 141.87 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Harishpur

Harishpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harishpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gobindapur, Golahat, Gonsaipur and Gopalpur. 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 Harishpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harishpur village had a population of 910. That makes it the 65th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Harishpur village has 479 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harishpur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Harishpur is 732102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harishpur covers 141.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harishpur falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harishpur notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Harishpur.

Harishpur is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah 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 Harishpur today is likely to be higher.

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