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About Harche Village

Harche is a mid sized village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 586 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1349.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harche Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harche village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Pincode 416712
Area (hectares) 1349.35 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 586
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harche compares

By the 2011 count Harche is the 21st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 1349.35 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Harche

Harche is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harche as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Ghadashi, Golavashi, Gondesakhal and Govil. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Harche

As per the Census of India 2011, Harche village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 21st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Harche village has 586 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harche has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Harche is 416712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harche covers 1349.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harche falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Harche notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harche.

Harche is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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