About Harila Village

Harila is a large village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,332, made up of 1,209 males and 1,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, 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	Jamua
Pincode	815318
Area (hectares)	171.77 hectares
Population	2,332
Male Population	1,209
Female Population	1,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harila compares

By the 2011 count Harila is the 21st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 171.77 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Harila

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

Harila lies about 126 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, 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
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	15 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	32 km
District headquarters	Giridih	126 km

Villages closest to Harila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamua 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 2,332. That makes it the 21st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Harila village has 1,209 males and 1,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harila has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Harila is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harila covers 171.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harila falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harila is Shivpur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harila.

Harila is about 126 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 Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Shivpur is about 15 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 27 km away. Jamua is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.