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About Harachandrapur Village

Harachandrapur is a mid sized village in Ranaghat II tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 354 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harachandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harachandrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Ranaghat II
Pincode 741201
Area (hectares) 43.59 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 354
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harachandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Harachandrapur is the 92nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents. Its 43.59 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, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Harachandrapur

Harachandrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harachandrapur as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harachandrapur from other places

Harachandrapur lies about 2.7 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Bishnupriya, about 2.2 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 Harachandrapur
Nearest railway station Bishnupriya 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranaghat II 2.7 km
District headquarters Nadia 2.7 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 2.7 km

Villages closest to Harachandrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranaghat II 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 Harachandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harachandrapur village had a population of 700. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents.

Harachandrapur village has 354 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harachandrapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Harachandrapur is 741201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harachandrapur covers 43.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harachandrapur falls under Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harachandrapur is Bishnupriya, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harachandrapur.

Harachandrapur is about 2.7 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harachandrapur is in Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia district. Bishnupriya is about 2.2 km away. Ranaghat II is about 2.7 km away. Nadia is about 2.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrirampur (3.4 km), Ghola (9.7 km) and Uttar Para (9.7 km).

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

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