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About Harispur Village

Harispur is a mid sized village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 372 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harispur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harispur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 75.18 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 372
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harispur compares

By the 2011 count Harispur is the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 75.18 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Harispur

Harispur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harispur as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harispur from other places

Harispur lies about 4.7 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahirpuya Halt, about 4.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Harispur
Nearest railway station Bahirpuya Halt 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 4.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 4.7 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 5.9 km

Villages closest to Harispur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I tehsil.

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 Harispur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harispur village had a population of 752. That makes it the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Harispur village has 372 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harispur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Harispur is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harispur covers 75.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harispur falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harispur is Bahirpuya Halt, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harispur.

Harispur is about 4.7 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harispur is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about 4.4 km away. Bhangar I is about 4.7 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taldighi (3.4 km), Chandpur (3.7 km) and Bhangar Raghunathpur (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Harispur today is likely to be higher.

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