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About Harila Village

Harila is a mid sized village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 344 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harila village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 123.1 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 344
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harila compares

By the 2011 count Harila is the 23rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 123.1 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Harila

Harila is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harila as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gamharpahari, Gamrah, Gandharap and Ghasipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Harila

As per the Census of India 2011, Harila village had a population of 662. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Harila village has 344 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harila has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Harila is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harila covers 123.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harila falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harila.

Harila is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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