About Harla Village

Harla is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 262 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harla village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	24.26 hectares
Population	498
Male Population	262
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harla compares

By the 2011 count Harla is the 51st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 24.26 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Harla

Harla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harla as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Harla from other places

Harla lies about 63 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 23 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 Harla
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	23 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	37 km
District headquarters	Giridih	63 km

Villages closest to Harla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harla village had a population of 498. That makes it the 51st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Harla village has 262 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harla has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Harla is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harla covers 24.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harla falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harla is Dhanwar, about 23 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 village for Harla.

Harla is about 63 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harla is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about under 2 km away. Dhanwar is about 23 km away. Kodarma is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.