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About Harpara Village

Harpara is a large village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,960, made up of 1,513 males and 1,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 700125
Area (hectares) 211.74 hectares
Population 2,960
Male Population 1,513
Female Population 1,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpara compares

By the 2011 count Harpara is the 19th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 211.74 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Harpara

Harpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harpara as Available within 5 - 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 Harpara from other places

Harpara lies about 20 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 1.8 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 Harpara
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 1.8 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 9.5 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdanga 21 km

Villages closest to Harpara

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.

Common questions about Harpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpara village had a population of 2,960. That makes it the 19th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Harpara village has 1,513 males and 1,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpara has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Harpara is 700125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpara covers 211.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Harpara is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 1.8 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 km distance for Harpara.

Harpara is about 20 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.

Harpara is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 1.8 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 9.5 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadebpur (1.6 km), Rampur (9.2 km) and Beraberia (12 km).

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

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