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About Harla Village

Harla is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 415 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 312 hectares
Population 782
Male Population 415
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harla compares

By the 2011 count Harla is the 77th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 971.

Getting to Harla

Harla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Harla from other places

Harla lies about 3.3 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 Harla
District headquarters Godda 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 19 km

Villages closest to Harla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harla village had a population of 782. That makes it the 77th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Harla village has 415 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harla has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Harla is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harla covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harla falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Harla notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Harla.

Harla is about 3.3 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harla is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 3.3 km away. Poreyahat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhbana (under 2 km), Garhi (3.7 km) and Bhatondha (3.8 km).

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

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