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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 318 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 107.03 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 318
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 102nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 107.03 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Haipur, Hamirmahal, Hamirpur and Hari Pur. 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 Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 624. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Haripur village has 318 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 107.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haripur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Haripur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Haripur.

Haripur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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 Haripur today is likely to be higher.

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