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About Harichak Village

Harichak is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 281 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harichak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 76.89 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 281
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harichak compares

By the 2011 count Harichak is the 83rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 76.89 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Harichak

Harichak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harichak 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopal Chak, Gopalpur, Gopinathpur and Hamirjita. 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 Harichak

As per the Census of India 2011, Harichak village had a population of 542. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Harichak village has 281 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harichak has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Harichak is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harichak covers 76.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harichak falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harichak 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 5 - 10 km distance for Harichak.

Harichak is in Egra 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 Harichak today is likely to be higher.

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