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About Haranagar Village

Haranagar is one of the larger villages in Nakashipara tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,621, made up of 3,999 males and 3,622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 767.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haranagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haranagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Nakashipara
Pincode 741137
Area (hectares) 767.69 hectares
Population 7,621
Male Population 3,999
Female Population 3,622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Haranagar compares

By the 2011 count Haranagar is the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,470 residents. Its 767.69 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Haranagar

Haranagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Haranagar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haranagar from other places

Haranagar lies about 32 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Tarak Nagar, about under 2 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 Haranagar
Nearest railway station Tarak Nagar under 2 km
Nearest town Bagulā 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakashipara 32 km
District headquarters Nadia 32 km

Villages closest to Haranagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haranagar village had a population of 7,621. That makes it the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,470 residents.

Haranagar village has 3,999 males and 3,622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haranagar has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Haranagar is 741137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haranagar covers 767.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haranagar falls under Nakashipara tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haranagar is Tarak Nagar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Haranagar.

Haranagar is about 32 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haranagar is in Nakashipara tehsil of Nadia district. Tarak Nagar is about under 2 km away. Bagulā is about 6.3 km away. Nakashipara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deulgachhi (13 km), Sonadanga (28 km) and Belpukuria (30 km).

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

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