About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 268 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742000, 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	Lalgola
Pincode	742000
Area (hectares)	17.86 hectares
Population	531
Male Population	268
Female Population	263
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 73rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 17.86 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

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 50 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 7.8 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	Rajgram	7.8 km
Nearest town	Jangipur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lalgola	34 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	50 km

Villages closest to Haripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalgola 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 531. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Haripur village has 268 males and 263 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 742000. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 17.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Haripur is Rajgram, about 7.8 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 50 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 Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rajgram is about 7.8 km away. Jangipur is about 15 km away. Lalgola is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.