About Haripur Village

Haripur is one of the larger villages in Namkhana tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,842, made up of 4,031 males and 3,811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1409.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743357, 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	Namkhana
Pincode	743357
Area (hectares)	1409.96 hectares
Population	7,842
Male Population	4,031
Female Population	3,811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Haripur compares

By the 2011 count Haripur is the 4th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents. Its 1409.96 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Haripur

Haripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haripur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 61 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Namkhana	15 km
Nearest town	Haldia	51 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	61 km

Villages closest to Haripur

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

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Common questions about Haripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Haripur village had a population of 7,842. That makes it the 4th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents.

Haripur village has 4,031 males and 3,811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haripur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Haripur is 743357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haripur covers 1409.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Haripur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Haripur.

Haripur is about 61 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 Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Namkhana is about 15 km away. Haldia is about 51 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.