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About Harir Chak Village

Harir Chak is a mid sized village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 353 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harir Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harir Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 353
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harir Chak compares

By the 2011 count Harir Chak is the 79th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Harir Chak

Harir Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harir Chak as Available within 5 - 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 Harir Chak from other places

Harir Chak lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kavi Nazrul, about 6.9 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 Harir Chak
Nearest railway station Kavi Nazrul 6.9 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 27 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Harir Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur 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 Harir Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Harir Chak village had a population of 680. That makes it the 79th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Harir Chak village has 353 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harir Chak has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Harir Chak is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harir Chak covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harir Chak falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harir Chak is Kavi Nazrul, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harir Chak.

Harir Chak is about 27 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.

Harir Chak is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kavi Nazrul is about 6.9 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 8.8 km away. Bishnupur I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Kalmi (under 2 km), Cheyari (under 2 km) and Ramkantapur (under 2 km).

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

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