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About Haratu Village

Haratu is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,150, made up of 594 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haratu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haratu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 269.74 hectares
Population 1,150
Male Population 594
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Haratu compares

By the 2011 count Haratu is the 35th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 269.74 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Haratu

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

Haratu lies about 13 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tatisilwai Junction, about under 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 Haratu
Nearest railway station Tatisilwai Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 8.5 km
District headquarters Ranchi 13 km

Villages closest to Haratu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haratu village had a population of 1,150. That makes it the 35th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Haratu village has 594 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haratu has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Haratu is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haratu covers 269.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haratu falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Haratu is Tatisilwai Junction, about under 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 Haratu.

Haratu is about 13 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haratu is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Tatisilwai Junction is about under 2 km away. Angara is about 8.5 km away. Ranchi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tati (under 2 km), Chatra (under 2 km) and Masu (3.4 km).

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

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