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About Hangarghata Harishpur Village

Hangarghata Harishpur is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,505, made up of 1,285 males and 1,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hangarghata Harishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hangarghata Harishpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 134.47 hectares
Population 2,505
Male Population 1,285
Female Population 1,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hangarghata Harishpur compares

By the 2011 count Hangarghata Harishpur is the 30th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 134.47 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Hangarghata Harishpur

Hangarghata Harishpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hangarghata Harishpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hangarghata Harishpur from other places

Hangarghata Harishpur lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 13 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 Hangarghata Harishpur
Tehsil headquarters Falta 11 km
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 13 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Hangarghata Harishpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta 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 Hangarghata Harishpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hangarghata Harishpur village had a population of 2,505. That makes it the 30th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Hangarghata Harishpur village has 1,285 males and 1,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hangarghata Harishpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Hangarghata Harishpur is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hangarghata Harishpur covers 134.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hangarghata Harishpur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hangarghata Harishpur is Basuldanga, about 13 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 village for Hangarghata Harishpur.

Hangarghata Harishpur is about 26 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.

Hangarghata Harishpur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 11 km away. Basuldanga is about 13 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhna Gangadharpur (under 2 km), Jadabbati (under 2 km) and Gobindapur (under 2 km).

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

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