About Harkandi Village

Harkandi is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 338 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkandi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Pingla
Pincode	721140
Area (hectares)	62.04 hectares
Population	629
Male Population	338
Female Population	291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harkandi compares

By the 2011 count Harkandi is the 99th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 62.04 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Harkandi

Harkandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harkandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gogram, Gokul Chak, Gopikanta Bar and Gopinathpur. 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 Harkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkandi village had a population of 629. That makes it the 99th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Harkandi village has 338 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkandi has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Harkandi is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkandi covers 62.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harkandi falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harkandi 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 village for Harkandi.

Harkandi is in Pingla 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.