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About Harina Village

Harina is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,359, made up of 696 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harina village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 404 hectares
Population 1,359
Male Population 696
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harina compares

By the 2011 count Harina is the 31st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Harina

Harina is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harina as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harina from other places

Harina lies about 73 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 3.7 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 Harina
Tehsil headquarters Potka under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 3.7 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 21 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 73 km

Villages closest to Harina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harina village had a population of 1,359. That makes it the 31st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Harina village has 696 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harina has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Harina is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harina covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harina falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harina is Mahali Marup, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harina.

Harina is about 73 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harina is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Potka is about under 2 km away. Mahali Marup is about 3.7 km away. Chāībāsa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Potka (under 2 km), Burudi (2.6 km) and Mohuldiha (2.6 km).

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

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