Skip to main content

About Harin Village

Harin is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 879 males and 904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harin village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 517.98 hectares
Population 1,783
Male Population 879
Female Population 904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harin compares

By the 2011 count Harin is the 11th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 517.98 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Harin

Harin is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harin as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Harin from other places

Harin lies about 48 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 16 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 Harin
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 4.6 km
Nearest town Būndu 16 km
Nearest railway station Torang 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 48 km

Villages closest to Harin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harin village had a population of 1,783. That makes it the 11th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Harin village has 879 males and 904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harin has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Harin covers 517.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harin falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harin is Torang, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Harin.

Harin is about 48 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harin is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 4.6 km away. Būndu is about 16 km away. Torang is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garadih (1.7 km), Jurunga (2.3 km) and Birgamdih (2.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.