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About Harkuchia Village

Harkuchia is a mid sized village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 719 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkuchia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkuchia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721422
Area (hectares) 199.04 hectares
Population 1,416
Male Population 719
Female Population 697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Harkuchia compares

By the 2011 count Harkuchia is the 40th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 199.04 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Harkuchia

Harkuchia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harkuchia 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 Gangadhar Bar, Garia, Gholshundi and Golagar. 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 Harkuchia

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkuchia village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 40th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Harkuchia village has 719 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkuchia has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Harkuchia is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkuchia covers 199.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harkuchia falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harkuchia 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 Harkuchia.

Harkuchia is in Egra II 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 Harkuchia today is likely to be higher.

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