Harishchandrapur
Harishchandrapur is a village in the Harishchandrapur I CD block in the Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Harishchandrapur is located at.Area overview
The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are “hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron.” It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur.Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
Police station
Harishchandrapur police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Harishchandrapur I CD block.CD block HQ
The headquarters of Harishchandrapur I CD block is at Harishchandrapur.Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Dakshin Harishshandrapur had a total population of 5,635, of which 2,730 were males and 2,635 were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 941. The total number of literate persons in Dakshin Harishchandrapur was 1,891.As per the 2011 Census of India, Uttar Harishshandrapur had a total population of 15,443, of which 7,853 were males and 7,590 were females. Population below 6 years was 1910. The total number of literates in Uttar Harishchandrapur was 8,830.