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About Malaya Harishpur Village

Malaya Harishpur is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 675 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malaya Harishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaya Harishpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 108.67 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 675
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Malaya Harishpur compares

By the 2011 count Malaya Harishpur is the 67th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 108.67 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Malaya Harishpur

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

How far is Malaya Harishpur from other places

Malaya Harishpur lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 15 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 Malaya Harishpur
Tehsil headquarters Falta 11 km
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 15 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Malaya 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 Malaya Harishpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaya Harishpur village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 67th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Malaya Harishpur village has 675 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaya Harishpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Malaya Harishpur covers 108.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Malaya Harishpur is Basuldanga, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malaya Harishpur.

Malaya Harishpur 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.

Malaya Harishpur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 11 km away. Basuldanga is about 15 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 16 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), Kantalfuli (under 2 km) and Hangarghata Harishpur (1.5 km).

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

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