About Harkata Village

Harkata is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 309 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 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	Pathargama
Pincode	814147
Area (hectares)	181 hectares
Population	567
Male Population	309
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	835
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 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 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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 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 10 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	Pathargama	4.5 km
District headquarters	Godda	10 km

Villages closest to Harkata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathargama 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 567. That makes it the 77th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Harkata village has 309 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkata has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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

Harkata covers 181 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 Pathargama 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 10+ km distance for Harkata.

Harkata is about 10 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 Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 4.5 km away. Godda is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.