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About Haraiya Kalan Village

Haraiya Kalan is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 345 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haraiya Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haraiya Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 54.63 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 345
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Haraiya Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Haraiya Kalan is the 78th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 54.63 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Haraiya Kalan

Haraiya Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haraiya Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haraiya Kalan from other places

Haraiya Kalan lies about 28 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Sondimra, about 16 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 Haraiya Kalan
Nearest railway station Sondimra 16 km
Nearest town Kathhāra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 28 km
District headquarters Palamu 28 km

Villages closest to Haraiya Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 Haraiya Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Haraiya Kalan village had a population of 640. That makes it the 78th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Haraiya Kalan village has 345 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haraiya Kalan has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Haraiya Kalan is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haraiya Kalan covers 54.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haraiya Kalan falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Haraiya Kalan is Sondimra, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Haraiya Kalan.

Haraiya Kalan is about 28 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haraiya Kalan is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Sondimra is about 16 km away. Kathhāra is about 19 km away. Patan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balgara Kalan (under 2 km), Karar Kalan (under 2 km) and Balgara Khurd (1.6 km).

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

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