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About Harkata Village

Harkata is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 510 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 814113
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 510
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harkata compares

By the 2011 count Harkata is the 35th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 461 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Harkata

Harkata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harkata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Harkata from other places

Harkata lies about 87 km from Deoghar. 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 Harkata
Tehsil headquarters Mohanpur 3.0 km
Nearest town Godda 24 km
District headquarters Deoghar 87 km

Villages closest to Harkata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkata village had a population of 998. That makes it the 35th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 461 residents.

Harkata village has 510 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkata has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Harkata is 814113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkata covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harkata falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

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

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

Harkata is about 87 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harkata is in Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district. Mohanpur is about 3.0 km away. Godda is about 24 km away. Deoghar is about 87 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachrukhi (1.8 km), Mohanpur (3.0 km) and Bansdiha (5.9 km).

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

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