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About Harkhuwa Village

Harkhuwa is a mid sized village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 909, made up of 465 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkhuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkhuwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 87.21 hectares
Population 909
Male Population 465
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Harkhuwa compares

By the 2011 count Harkhuwa is the 52nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 87.21 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Harkhuwa

Harkhuwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harkhuwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Gopaldih, Gorihara, Gudipahari and Haldi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Harkhuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkhuwa village had a population of 909. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Harkhuwa village has 465 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkhuwa has about 955 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Harkhuwa is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkhuwa covers 87.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harkhuwa falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Harkhuwa 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 10+ km distance for Harkhuwa.

Harkhuwa is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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