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About Harashankar Village

Harashankar is a large village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,379, made up of 2,262 males and 2,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harashankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harashankar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721151
Area (hectares) 318.16 hectares
Population 4,379
Male Population 2,262
Female Population 2,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harashankar compares

By the 2011 count Harashankar is the 9th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 318.16 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Harashankar

Harashankar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harashankar 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gaurangapur, Gholchak, Gopinath Bhitarjala and Gopinathpur Baharjala. 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 Harashankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Harashankar village had a population of 4,379. That makes it the 9th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Harashankar village has 2,262 males and 2,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harashankar 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 942.

The pincode recorded for Harashankar is 721151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harashankar covers 318.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harashankar falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harashankar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Harashankar.

Harashankar is in Tamluk 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 Harashankar today is likely to be higher.

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