About Harishpur Village

Harishpur is a large village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,349, made up of 1,204 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Ghatal
Pincode	721212
Area (hectares)	103.54 hectares
Population	2,349
Male Population	1,204
Female Population	1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
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 Harishpur compares

By the 2011 count Harishpur is the 28th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 103.54 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Harishpur

Harishpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harishpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Gopinathpur, Gopmohal Urf Manoharpur, Hare Krishnapur and Haridaspur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,349. That makes it the 28th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Harishpur village has 1,204 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harishpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

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

Harishpur covers 103.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Harishpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Harishpur.

Harishpur is in Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.