Haripal
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Haripal | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Raj-Rajeswar Temple at Dwarhatta, Haripal | |
  Haripal Location in West Bengal, India  Haripal Haripal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°49′53″N 88°7′7″E / 22.83139°N 88.11861°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,395 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 712405 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | wb |
Haripal is a village in Haripal CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Location
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River
M: municipal corporation/ municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Haripal is located at 22°49′53″N 88°7′7″E / 22.83139°N 88.11861°E.[1]
Police station
Haripal police station has jurisdiction over Haripal CD Block.[2][3]
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Haripal CD block are located at Khamarchandi.[4]
Urbanisation
In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality.[5] Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural. The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India, Haripal had a population of 3,395 of which 1,717 (51%) were males and 1,678 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 294. The number of literates in Haripal was 2,704 (87.20% of the population over 6 years).[6]
There are certain villages (2011 census figures in brackets) such as Chandinagar (1,601), Raghubati (1,047), Aminpur (1,454), Khamar Chandi (3,320) and Gopinagar (4,512), with independent identity in census records, adjacent to Haripal and have practically become part of Haripal.[6]
Economy
Education
Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Haripal, a general degree college, was established by renowned freedom fighter Dharanath Bhattacharya at Haripal in 1966. It is affiliated with the University of Burdwan and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, geography, education, mathematics, physics, computer science, nutrition, zoology, botany and accountancy.
Haripal Guru Dayal Institution, a higher secondary school from class 5 to 12 that teaches all the streams. Science, Arts, and Commerce are located at Haripal and Tirthabasi Girls Higher Secondary School (for girls only), while Arts is located in Borobazar, Haripal. Basudevpur Vidyamandir located in Basudevpur Haripal. These institutes cater mostly to the students of Haripal.[8][9]
