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About Harisankarpur Village

Harisankarpur is one of the larger villages in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,887, made up of 6,151 males and 5,736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 661.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743395, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harisankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harisankarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743395
Area (hectares) 661.6 hectares
Population 11,887
Male Population 6,151
Female Population 5,736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harisankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Harisankarpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 661.6 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Harisankarpur

Harisankarpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harisankarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harisankarpur from other places

Harisankarpur lies about 7.6 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Magra Hat, about 1.9 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 Harisankarpur
Nearest railway station Magra Hat 1.9 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 7.6 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 7.6 km

Villages closest to Harisankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harisankarpur village had a population of 11,887. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Harisankarpur village has 6,151 males and 5,736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harisankarpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Harisankarpur is 743395. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harisankarpur covers 661.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harisankarpur falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harisankarpur is Magra Hat, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harisankarpur.

Harisankarpur is about 7.6 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.

Harisankarpur is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Magra Hat is about 1.9 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 7.2 km away. Magrahat II is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magrahat (under 2 km), Bilandapur (1.8 km) and Maitala (1.9 km).

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

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