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About Harinkol Village

Harinkol is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 259 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harinkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harinkol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 259
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harinkol compares

By the 2011 count Harinkol is the 46th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Harinkol

Harinkol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harinkol 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harinkol from other places

Harinkol lies about 17 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 11 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 Harinkol
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 17 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 26 km

Villages closest to Harinkol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harinkol village had a population of 528. That makes it the 46th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Harinkol village has 259 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harinkol has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Harinkol is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harinkol covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harinkol falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harinkol is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Harinkol.

Harinkol is about 17 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harinkol is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 11 km away. Sahibganj is about 17 km away. Sāhibganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachua (5.4 km), Paraspani (8.8 km) and Kep Maqo (9.4 km).

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

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