About Harishpur Village

Harishpur is a large village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,183, made up of 1,124 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harishpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bongaon
Pincode	743701
Area (hectares)	262.19 hectares
Population	2,183
Male Population	1,124
Female Population	1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harishpur compares

By the 2011 count Harishpur is the 67th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 262.19 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Harishpur

Harishpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harishpur 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 Harishpur from other places

Harishpur 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 Harishpur
Nearest railway station	Gopalnagar	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bongaon	10 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	10 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	25 km

Villages closest to Harishpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harishpur village had a population of 2,183. That makes it the 67th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Harishpur village has 1,124 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harishpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Harishpur is 743701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harishpur covers 262.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harishpur falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harishpur 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harishpur.

Harishpur 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.

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