About Harapur Village

Harapur is a mid sized village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,969, made up of 1,026 males and 943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743711, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Amdanga
Pincode	743711
Area (hectares)	66.22 hectares
Population	1,969
Male Population	1,026
Female Population	943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harapur compares

By the 2011 count Harapur is the 46th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 66.22 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Harapur

Harapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harapur from other places

Harapur lies about 58 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baruipara, about 1.9 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 Harapur
Nearest railway station	Baruipara	1.9 km
Nearest town	Baidyabāti	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amdanga	30 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	58 km

Villages closest to Harapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harapur village had a population of 1,969. That makes it the 46th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Harapur village has 1,026 males and 943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harapur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Harapur is 743711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harapur covers 66.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harapur falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harapur is Baruipara, about 1.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harapur.

Harapur is about 58 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harapur is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Baruipara is about 1.9 km away. Baidyabāti is about 11 km away. Amdanga is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.