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About Harishpur Village

Harishpur is a mid sized village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,159, made up of 580 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721305, 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 Midnapore
Pincode 721305
Area (hectares) 115.34 hectares
Population 1,159
Male Population 580
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harishpur compares

By the 2011 count Harishpur is the 46th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 115.34 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Harishpur

Harishpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harishpur 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopalpur, Gopgar, Gurgurapal and Habibpur. 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.

Common questions about Harishpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harishpur village had a population of 1,159. That makes it the 46th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Harishpur village has 580 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harishpur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Harishpur is 721305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harishpur covers 115.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Harishpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Harishpur.

Harishpur is in Midnapore 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.

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

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