About Haratu Village

Haratu is a large village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,858, made up of 1,541 males and 1,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, 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	Namkum
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	260.5 hectares
Population	2,858
Male Population	1,541
Female Population	1,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Haratu compares

By the 2011 count Haratu is the 10th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 260.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Haratu

Haratu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haratu as Available within 5 - 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 village. 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	Namkum	7.9 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 Namkum 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.

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Common questions about Haratu

As per the Census of India 2011, Haratu village had a population of 2,858. That makes it the 10th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Haratu village has 1,541 males and 1,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haratu has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Haratu is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haratu covers 260.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haratu falls under Namkum 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Tatisilwai Junction is about under 2 km away. Namkum is about 7.9 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.