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About Harla Village

Harla is a mid sized village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 393 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 393
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harla compares

By the 2011 count Harla is the 58th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Harla

The census records public bus service for Harla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harla from other places

Harla lies about 50 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 4.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Harla
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 12 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 17 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 50 km

Villages closest to Harla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirpainti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Harla

As per the Census of India 2011, Harla village had a population of 762. That makes it the 58th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Harla village has 393 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harla has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Harla is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harla covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harla falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harla is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harla.

Harla is about 50 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harla is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 4.9 km away. Pirpainti is about 12 km away. Sāhibganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusalpur (under 2 km), Gauripur (1.7 km) and Sawaia (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Harla today is likely to be higher.

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