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Harpalsa

Sainthia mandal
Pincode 731234
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Harpalsa is a village in Sainthia mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,403 in 560 households. The village has a literacy rate of 55.9%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LOVELY BEGAM
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LGD code
317328
Pincode
731234
Post office
Sainthia
Population
2,403
Households
560
Literacy rate
55.9%
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000♂
Workers
759
Distance to district centre
2 km
Distance to mandal centre
13 km
Distance to Kolkata
163 km
Distance to Delhi
1170 km
Nearest railway station
Bataspur · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
South View Nursing Home · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Harpalsa compares

By population, Harpalsa ranks #14 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.9%
−7.6% vs mandal average
Harpalsa
55.9%
Sainthia mandal
63.5%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
979
+29 vs mandal average
Harpalsa
979
Sainthia mandal
950
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Harpalsa
4.3
Sainthia mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Harpalsa at a glance

Harpalsa is a village of 2,403 people in 560 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 14th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 56%, 8 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 979 women per 1,000 men. It lies 2 km from the Birbhum district centre, 10 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 4 km from Bataspur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731234, served by Sainthia post office; the LGD village code is 317328. The nearest hospital or health centre is South View Nursing Home, 5 km away. The sarpanch is LOVELY BEGAM, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 2,688 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Harpalsa · this village2,40356%
Phulur · Sainthia1,11777%0.9 km N
Jiui · Sainthia1,94257%1.4 km SE
Bilsa · Sainthia51564%1.4 km NW
Baharapur · Sainthia71268%1.5 km SW
Markola · Sainthia1,12568%1.6 km NE
Uttar Sija · Sainthia3,18165%1.8 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Harpalsa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
24
Power hours (winter)
24
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
118.16
Irrigated area (ha)
40.7
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Harpalsa

LGD code
317328
Pincode
731234
Post office
Sainthia
Population (Census 2011)
2,403
Population (projected 2026)
2,688
Households
560
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
979
Literacy rate
55.9%
Coordinates
23.90820°N, 87.70625°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Labpur
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
LOVELY BEGAM
Block / Mandal
Sainthia
Getting there

How to reach Harpalsa

Mandal centre
Sainthia · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 32 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 1.6 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata163 kmcapital
  • Delhi1170 km
  • Hyderabad1202 km
  • Chennai1436 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBataspur4 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand14 km
  • Hospital / PHCSouth View Nursing Home5 km
  • ATM / bankAllahabad Bank14 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump18 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University25 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station48 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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