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About Harinagar Village

Harinagar is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 633 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 742140
Area (hectares) 80.01 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 633
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harinagar compares

By the 2011 count Harinagar is the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 80.01 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Harinagar

Harinagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harinagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Harinagar from other places

Harinagar 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 Harinagar
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 16 km
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Harinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harinagar village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Harinagar village has 633 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harinagar has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Harinagar is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harinagar covers 80.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harinagar falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harinagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harinagar.

Harinagar 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Baze Gopalnagar (under 2 km), Bijay Nagar (under 2 km) and Chandanagar (under 2 km).

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

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