About Haripur Village

Haripur is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,039, made up of 1,561 males and 1,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742147
Area (hectares)	250.63 hectares
Population	3,039
Male Population	1,561
Female Population	1,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 29th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 250.63 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Haripur 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 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 44 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 3.5 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	Nalhati Junction	3.5 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	30 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	44 km

Villages closest to Haripur

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

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Common questions about Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 3,039. That makes it the 29th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Haripur village has 1,561 males and 1,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 250.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haripur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Nalhati Junction, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Haripur.

Haripur is about 44 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Nalhati Junction is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 3.9 km away. Khargram is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.