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About Harpukuria Village

Harpukuria is a mid sized village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,519, made up of 754 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpukuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Deganga
Pincode 743424
Area (hectares) 48.28 hectares
Population 1,519
Male Population 754
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpukuria compares

By the 2011 count Harpukuria is the 79th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 48.28 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Harpukuria

The census records public bus service for Harpukuria as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpukuria from other places

Harpukuria lies about 23 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.7 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 Harpukuria
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 2.7 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 9.5 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Deganga 29 km

Villages closest to Harpukuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpukuria village had a population of 1,519. That makes it the 79th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Harpukuria village has 754 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpukuria has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Harpukuria is 743424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpukuria covers 48.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpukuria falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harpukuria is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harpukuria.

Harpukuria is about 23 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.

Harpukuria is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.7 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 9.5 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Kulia (3.7 km), Parulia Madhabpur (5.3 km) and Mohanpur (8.6 km).

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

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