About Haripura Village

Haripura is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 577 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripura village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Dantan I
Pincode	721426
Area (hectares)	166.99 hectares
Population	1,122
Male Population	577
Female Population	545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripura compares

By the 2011 count Haripura is the 48th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 166.99 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Haripura

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

How far is Haripura from other places

Haripura lies about 18 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Benapur, about 1.6 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 Haripura
Nearest railway station	Benapur	1.6 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dantan I	18 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	18 km

Villages closest to Haripura

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Haripura

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripura village had a population of 1,122. That makes it the 48th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Haripura village has 577 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripura has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Haripura is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripura covers 166.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haripura falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haripura is Benapur, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Haripura.

Haripura is about 18 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripura is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Benapur is about 1.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 7.6 km away. Dantan I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.