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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 172 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721445, 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 Narayangarh
Pincode 721445
Area (hectares) 129.49 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 172
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 255th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 129.49 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within 5 - 10 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. 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 Narayangarh 14 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 Narayangarh 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 Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 337. That makes it the 255th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Haripur village has 172 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 721445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 129.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Narayangarh 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Benapur is about 1.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 7.6 km away. Narayangarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amalpur (4.1 km), Beli Pania (7.9 km) and Belibasdebpur (7.9 km).

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

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