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About Harrotola Village

Harrotola is a mid sized village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 319 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harrotola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harrotola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Mohla
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 370.98 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 319
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harrotola compares

By the 2011 count Harrotola is the 40th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 370.98 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Harrotola

Harrotola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harrotola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harrotola from other places

Harrotola lies about 32 km from Rajnandgaon. 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 Harrotola
Nearest town Dongargarh 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohla 32 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 32 km

Villages closest to Harrotola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohla 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 Harrotola

As per the Census of India 2011, Harrotola village had a population of 635. That makes it the 40th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Harrotola village has 319 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harrotola has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Harrotola is 491666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harrotola covers 370.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harrotola falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Harrotola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Harrotola is about 32 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harrotola is in Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargarh is about 4.7 km away. Mohla is about 32 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akatkanhar (8.9 km), Alkanhar (8.9 km) and Palandur (12 km).

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

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