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About Harudag Village

Harudag is a small village in Katamdag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 217 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harudag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harudag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katamdag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 217
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Harudag compares

By the 2011 count Harudag is the 34th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Harudag

Harudag is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harudag 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 Harudag from other places

Harudag lies about 12 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 2.2 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 Harudag
Nearest railway station Bes 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Katamdag 12 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 12 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 12 km

Villages closest to Harudag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harudag village had a population of 428. That makes it the 34th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Harudag village has 217 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harudag has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Harudag is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harudag covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harudag falls under Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harudag is Bes, about 2.2 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 Harudag.

Harudag is about 12 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harudag is in Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bes is about 2.2 km away. Katamdag is about 12 km away. Hazaribagh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pundri (under 2 km), Haram (under 2 km) and Rajhar (1.6 km).

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

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