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About Harmu Village

Harmu is a small village in Itki tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 192 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harmu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harmu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Itki
Pincode 835303
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 192
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Harmu compares

By the 2011 count Harmu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Harmu

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

Harmu lies about 2.0 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Argora, about 1.8 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 Harmu
Nearest railway station Argora 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Itki 2.0 km
District headquarters Ranchi 2.0 km

Villages closest to Harmu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harmu village had a population of 388. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Harmu village has 192 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harmu has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Harmu is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harmu covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harmu falls under Itki tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harmu is Argora, about 1.8 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 Harmu.

Harmu is about 2.0 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harmu is in Itki tehsil of Ranchi district. Argora is about 1.8 km away. Itki is about 2.0 km away. Ranchi is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baridih (11 km), Malti (14 km) and Sugda (15 km).

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

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