About Harigechhya Village

Harigechhya is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 329 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harigechhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harigechhya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai III
Pincode	721444
Area (hectares)	77.88 hectares
Population	637
Male Population	329
Female Population	308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harigechhya compares

By the 2011 count Harigechhya is the 90th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 77.88 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Harigechhya

Harigechhya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harigechhya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghoratala, Gopalpur 4th Part, Guagechhia and Haibatpur. 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 Harigechhya

As per the Census of India 2011, Harigechhya village had a population of 637. That makes it the 90th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Harigechhya village has 329 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harigechhya has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Harigechhya is 721444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harigechhya covers 77.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harigechhya falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harigechhya notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Harigechhya.

Harigechhya is in Contai III 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.