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About Harlot Village

Harlot is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 222 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harlot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harlot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175042
Area (hectares) 85.59 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 222
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harlot compares

By the 2011 count Harlot is the 36th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 85.59 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Harlot

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

Harlot lies about 4.9 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 Harlot
District headquarters Mandi 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 14 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 32 km

Villages closest to Harlot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harlot village had a population of 470. That makes it the 36th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Harlot village has 222 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harlot has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Harlot is 175042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harlot covers 85.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harlot falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harlot is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Harlot.

Harlot is about 4.9 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harlot is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 4.9 km away. Sarkaghat is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop 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 Kalot (under 2 km), Sadhot (4.7 km) and Raghor (7.0 km).

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

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