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About Hariharpur Village

Hariharpur is a large village in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,477, made up of 2,318 males and 2,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hariharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hariharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat I
Pincode 743429
Area (hectares) 221.77 hectares
Population 4,477
Male Population 2,318
Female Population 2,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Hariharpur compares

By the 2011 count Hariharpur is the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 221.77 hectares work out to about 20 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 963.

Getting to Hariharpur

Hariharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hariharpur 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 Hariharpur from other places

Hariharpur lies about 25 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gopalnagar, about 4.0 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 Hariharpur
Nearest railway station Gopalnagar 4.0 km
Nearest town Bangaon 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat I 25 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Hariharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat I 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 Hariharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hariharpur village had a population of 4,477. That makes it the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Hariharpur village has 2,318 males and 2,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hariharpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Hariharpur is 743429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hariharpur covers 221.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hariharpur falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hariharpur is Gopalnagar, about 4.0 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 Hariharpur.

Hariharpur is about 25 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.

Hariharpur is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Gopalnagar is about 4.0 km away. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Basirhat I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangrampur (8.4 km), Fatepur (17 km) and Biramnagar (19 km).

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

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