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About Harishpur Village

Harishpur is a small village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 241 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743374, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harishpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743374
Area (hectares) 114.08 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 241
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harishpur compares

By the 2011 count Harishpur is the 133rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 114.08 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Harishpur

Harishpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harishpur from other places

Harishpur lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 4.2 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 Harishpur
Nearest railway station Karanjali 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 6.8 km
Nearest town Haldia 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Harishpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harishpur village had a population of 475. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Harishpur village has 241 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harishpur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Harishpur is 743374. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harishpur covers 114.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Harishpur is Karanjali, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Harishpur.

Harishpur is about 18 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.

Harishpur is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 4.2 km away. Kulpi is about 6.8 km away. Haldia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Ramdebpur (under 2 km), Haski (under 2 km) and Dakshin Akraberia (under 2 km).

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

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