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About Hareknagar Village

Hareknagar is one of the larger villages in Beldanga I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,703, made up of 6,562 males and 6,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742177, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hareknagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hareknagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga I
Pincode 742177
Area (hectares) 348.36 hectares
Population 12,703
Male Population 6,562
Female Population 6,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hareknagar compares

By the 2011 count Hareknagar is the 8th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents. Its 348.36 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Hareknagar

Hareknagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hareknagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hareknagar from other places

Hareknagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Hareknagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga I 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Hareknagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beldanga 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 Hareknagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hareknagar village had a population of 12,703. That makes it the 8th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents.

Hareknagar village has 6,562 males and 6,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hareknagar has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Hareknagar is 742177. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hareknagar covers 348.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hareknagar falls under Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hareknagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hareknagar.

Hareknagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hareknagar is in Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Beldanga I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishannagar (under 2 km), Dayanagar (under 2 km) and Maniknagar (under 2 km).

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

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