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About Hareta Village

Hareta is a mid sized village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 550 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hareta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hareta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Galore
Pincode 174405
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 550
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hareta compares

By the 2011 count Hareta is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Hareta

Hareta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hareta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hareta from other places

Hareta lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Hareta
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Galore 19 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Hareta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hareta village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Hareta village has 550 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hareta has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Hareta is 174405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hareta covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hareta falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hareta is Amb Andaura, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hareta.

Hareta is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hareta is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Galore is about 19 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Har Masandan (under 2 km), Loharkur (under 2 km) and Pharsi (under 2 km).

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

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