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About Harar Village

Harar is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 205 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143103
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 205
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harar compares

By the 2011 count Harar is the 247th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Harar

Harar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harar from other places

Harar lies about 29 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 13 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 Harar
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 4.6 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 13 km
District headquarters Amritsar 29 km

Villages closest to Harar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harar village had a population of 411. That makes it the 247th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Harar village has 205 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harar has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Harar is 143103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harar covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harar falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Harar is Hardorawal, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harar.

Harar is about 29 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harar is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 4.6 km away. Ajnāla is about 4.6 km away. Hardorawal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harar Khurd (under 2 km), Harar Kalan (under 2 km) and Kotli Amb (under 2 km).

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

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