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About Haridaspur Village

Haridaspur is a mid sized village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,673, made up of 883 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haridaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haridaspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721212
Area (hectares) 176.33 hectares
Population 1,673
Male Population 883
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Haridaspur compares

By the 2011 count Haridaspur is the 46th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 176.33 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Haridaspur

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

Haridaspur lies about 34 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 24 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 Haridaspur
Tehsil headquarters Ghatal 6.2 km
Nearest town Ghātāl 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail 24 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 34 km

Villages closest to Haridaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haridaspur village had a population of 1,673. That makes it the 46th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Haridaspur village has 883 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haridaspur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Haridaspur is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haridaspur covers 176.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haridaspur falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haridaspur is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 24 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 Haridaspur.

Haridaspur is about 34 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haridaspur is in Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Ghatal is about 6.2 km away. Ghātāl is about 6.2 km away. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangadaspur (under 2 km), Amarpur Raghunathpur (under 2 km) and Raghunathpur (under 2 km).

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

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