About Harila Village

Harila is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 775 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harila village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	217 hectares
Population	1,523
Male Population	775
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harila compares

By the 2011 count Harila is the 12th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 7.0 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 943.

Getting to Harila

Harila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harila as Available within 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 Harila from other places

Harila lies about 21 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 15 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 Harila
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	10 km
Nearest railway station	Jamua	15 km
District headquarters	Giridih	21 km

Villages closest to Harila

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

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Common questions about Harila

As per the Census of India 2011, Harila village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 12th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Harila village has 775 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harila has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Harila is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harila covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harila falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harila is Jamua, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harila.

Harila is about 21 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harila is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 10 km away. Jamua is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.