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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 186 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732102, 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 Gazole
Pincode 732102
Area (hectares) 88.59 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 186
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 219th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 88.59 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within 5 - 10 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. 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 Gazole 25 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 Gazole 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 382. That makes it the 219th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Haripur village has 186 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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

Haripur covers 88.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Gazole 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Daulatpur Hat is about 8.8 km away. Gazole is about 25 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 Harirampur (under 2 km), Krishnapur (9.7 km) and Nalpur (9.7 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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