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About Harekrishnapur Village

Harekrishnapur is a mid sized village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,243, made up of 634 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harekrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harekrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua I
Pincode 732205
Area (hectares) 247.87 hectares
Population 1,243
Male Population 634
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harekrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Harekrishnapur is the 63rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 247.87 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Harekrishnapur

The census records public bus service for Harekrishnapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harekrishnapur from other places

Harekrishnapur lies about 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 Harekrishnapur
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Hat 4.3 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratua I 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Harekrishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratua I 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 Harekrishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harekrishnapur village had a population of 1,243. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Harekrishnapur village has 634 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harekrishnapur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Harekrishnapur is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harekrishnapur covers 247.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harekrishnapur falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harekrishnapur is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Harekrishnapur.

Harekrishnapur is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harekrishnapur is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Daulatpur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 18 km away. Ratua I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dotal (11 km), Bhado (24 km) and Kamalpur (36 km).

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

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