About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,808, made up of 951 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Dantan II
Pincode	721443
Area (hectares)	208.41 hectares
Population	1,808
Male Population	951
Female Population	857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 25th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 208.41 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Haripur

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

Haripur 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 Haripur
Nearest railway station	Benapur	1.6 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dantan II	18 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	18 km

Villages closest to Haripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 1,808. That makes it the 25th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Haripur village has 951 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 721443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 208.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haripur falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haripur 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 Haripur.

Haripur 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.

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