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About Haripur Village

Haripur is a mid sized village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,963, made up of 974 males and 989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743355
Area (hectares) 173.78 hectares
Population 1,963
Male Population 974
Female Population 989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 173.78 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haripur 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 Haripur from other places

Haripur 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 Haripur
Nearest railway station Bahirpuya Halt 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 4.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 4.7 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 5.9 km

Villages closest to Haripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 1,963. That makes it the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Haripur village has 974 males and 989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 173.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haripur falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haripur 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Haripur.

Haripur 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.

Haripur is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about 4.4 km away. Magrahat 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 Lakshikantapur (1.6 km), Banspalla (2.6 km) and Sadashibpur (2.9 km).

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

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