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About Harekrishtapur Village

Harekrishtapur is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 131 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harekrishtapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harekrishtapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 181.34 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 131
Female Population 127
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 Harekrishtapur compares

By the 2011 count Harekrishtapur is the 148th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 181.34 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Harekrishtapur

Harekrishtapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harekrishtapur 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 Gopalnagar, Gopalpur, Gosanipur and Hallapur. 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 Harekrishtapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harekrishtapur village had a population of 258. That makes it the 148th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Harekrishtapur village has 131 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harekrishtapur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Harekrishtapur is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harekrishtapur covers 181.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harekrishtapur falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harekrishtapur 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 Harekrishtapur.

Harekrishtapur is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Harekrishtapur today is likely to be higher.

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