Haripur, Cooch Behar

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Haripur
Village
Haripur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Haripur Haripur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°22′07″N89°22′05″E / 26.36873°N 89.36792°E / 26.36873; 89.36792
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Cooch Behar
Population  (2011)
• Total	995
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	736165
Telephone/STD code	03582
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Cooch Behar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Cooch Behar Uttar
Website	coochbehar.gov.in

Haripur is a village in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, India

Geography

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Places in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision in Cooch Behar district
CT: census town, M: municipal town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Haripur is located at 26°22′07″N89°22′05″E / 26.36873°N 89.36792°E / 26.36873; 89.36792 .

Haripur is 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) west of Madhupur Satra and is on the banks of the Torsha River. ^[1]

Area overview

The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the highest level of urbanisation in an overwhelming rural district. 22.08% of the population of the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision lives in the urban areas and 77.92% lives in the rural areas. ^[2] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers. ^[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Haripur had a total population of 995. There were 523 (53%) males and 472 (47%) females. There were 119 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Haripur was 667 (76.14% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Culture

The Harihar Mahadev temple is a squarish brick-built structure, that has sunk considerably because of an earthquake. Devotees have to descend 8 ft, stepping over 8 stairs to reach the Shiva linga in the garbhagriha or the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. A tin shed has been built over the entrance door to prevent rainwater from entering the temple. The temple now measures 4.6 metres (15 ft) in height. The original height must have been around 7.8 metres (26 ft). The temple is a 5 metres (16 ft) square. The temple is estimated to have been built in the 18th century by the Cooch Behar State rulers. There are some stone decorations in the walls, which seem to be of an earlier period, but these may have been brought from other temples. ^[1]

References

1. Koch Bihar Jelar Purakirti (in Bengali), Data compilation and writing by Dr. Shyamachand Mukhopadhayay, published by the Department of Archaeology, Government of West Bengal, Second edition 1974, Pages 61-62.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
3. "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, pages 17-21 Physical feafures. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
4. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 August 2020.