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About Haripal Village

Haripal is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 148 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 77.8 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 148
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripal compares

By the 2011 count Haripal is the 137th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 77.8 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Haripal

Haripal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haripal as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haripal from other places

Haripal lies about 80 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haripal, about 1.7 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 Haripal
Nearest railway station Haripal 1.7 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 32 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 80 km

Villages closest to Haripal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripal village had a population of 307. That makes it the 137th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Haripal village has 148 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripal has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Haripal is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripal covers 77.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripal falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haripal is Haripal, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Haripal.

Haripal is about 80 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haripal is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Haripal is about 1.7 km away. Tarakeswar is about 12 km away. Sankrail is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharipal (under 2 km), Banpura (11 km) and Ranjitpur (13 km).

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

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