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About Harischandrapur Village

Harischandrapur is a large village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,192, made up of 2,196 males and 1,996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harischandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harischandrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742161
Area (hectares) 221.99 hectares
Population 4,192
Male Population 2,196
Female Population 1,996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harischandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Harischandrapur is the 11th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 221.99 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Harischandrapur

Harischandrapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harischandrapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gobindapur, Gunanandabati, Gundiria and Hamidpur. 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 Harischandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harischandrapur village had a population of 4,192. That makes it the 11th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Harischandrapur village has 2,196 males and 1,996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harischandrapur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Harischandrapur is 742161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harischandrapur covers 221.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harischandrapur falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harischandrapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harischandrapur.

Harischandrapur is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Harischandrapur today is likely to be higher.

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