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About Harlaghati Village

Harlaghati is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 73 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harlaghati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harlaghati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 295.35 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 73
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Harlaghati compares

By the 2011 count Harlaghati is the 110th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 295.35 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Harlaghati

Harlaghati is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harlaghati 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harlaghati from other places

Harlaghati lies about 65 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 16 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 Harlaghati
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 12 km
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 16 km
Nearest town Kodarma 25 km
District headquarters Giridih 65 km

Villages closest to Harlaghati

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.

Common questions about Harlaghati

As per the Census of India 2011, Harlaghati village had a population of 139. That makes it the 110th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Harlaghati village has 73 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harlaghati has about 904 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 Harlaghati is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harlaghati covers 295.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harlaghati falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harlaghati is Maheshpur, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Harlaghati.

Harlaghati is about 65 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harlaghati is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 12 km away. Maheshpur is about 16 km away. Kodarma is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garianchun (under 2 km), Domni (1.8 km) and Tarai (1.8 km).

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

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