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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a large village in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,705, made up of 1,870 males and 1,835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.93 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 Ratua II
Pincode 732102
Area (hectares) 255.93 hectares
Population 3,705
Male Population 1,870
Female Population 1,835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 24th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 255.93 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

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 Ratua II 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 Ratua II 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 3,705. That makes it the 24th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Haripur village has 1,870 males and 1,835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

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

Haripur covers 255.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haripur falls under Ratua II 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 Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district. Daulatpur Hat is about 8.8 km away. Ratua II 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), Kheria (12 km) and Kharbari Jhamuria (18 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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