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About Harekrishnapur Village

Harekrishnapur is a small village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 63 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harekrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harekrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743354
Area (hectares) 78.91 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 63
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harekrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Harekrishnapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 78.91 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Harekrishnapur

The census records public bus service for Harekrishnapur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harekrishnapur from other places

Harekrishnapur lies about 7.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about under 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 Harekrishnapur
Nearest railway station Madhabpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 7.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 7.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.4 km

Villages closest to Harekrishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harekrishnapur village had a population of 123. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Harekrishnapur village has 63 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harekrishnapur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Harekrishnapur is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harekrishnapur covers 78.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harekrishnapur falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harekrishnapur is Madhabpur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Harekrishnapur.

Harekrishnapur is about 7.2 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.

Harekrishnapur is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about under 2 km away. Mathurapur I is about 7.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Gobindapur (under 2 km), Sekhpur (under 2 km) and Kaipukuria (under 2 km).

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

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