About Harkata Village

Harkata is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 261 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	814147
Area (hectares)	176 hectares
Population	547
Male Population	261
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,096
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harkata compares

By the 2011 count Harkata is the 77th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Harkata

Harkata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harkata as Available within 5 - 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 Harkata from other places

Harkata lies about 24 km from Godda. 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 Harkata
Tehsil headquarters	Boarijor	14 km
District headquarters	Godda	24 km

Villages closest to Harkata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkata village had a population of 547. That makes it the 77th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Harkata village has 261 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkata has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Harkata is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkata covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harkata falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harkata.

Harkata is about 24 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harkata is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 14 km away. Godda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.