Country India District Bardhaman PIN 713378 Elevation 14 m Local time Friday 1:11 AM | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 91 341 667/668/669 Population 5,910 (2011) | |
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Weather 19°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 48% Humidity | ||
Haripur is a census town in Pandabeswar CD Block in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Map of Haripur, West Bengal
Geography
Haripur is located at 23°41′00″N 87°11′50″E.
The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.
Tumni, a small stream, originates near Chichuria village in the area, flows parallel to the Ajay and joins it near Shyamarupagarh.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Haripur had a total population of 5,910, of which 3,107 (53%) were males and 2,803 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 703. The total number of literates in Haripur was 4,140 (79.51% of the population over 6 years).
As of 2001 India census, Haripur had a population of 6,888. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Haripur has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 50%. In Haripur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Even with such a less number of inhabitants, the place boasts of a Petrol Pump and a nationalised bank.
Economy
It is in the heart of the coal mining zone.
Collieries in the Kenda Area of Eastern Coalfields are: New Kenda, Bahula, Lower Kenda, Haripur, Chora, Chora Incline, Siduli, C.I.Jambad and Chora OCP.
Transport
NH 14 (old number NH 60) passes through Haripur.
Education
Haripur has three primary schools, one Urdu primary school and one Madhyamik Sikha Kendra (MSK).