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About Harur Village

Harur is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 35 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145023
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 35
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harur compares

By the 2011 count Harur is the 308th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Harur

Harur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harur as Available within <5 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 Harur from other places

Harur lies about 44 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 5.0 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 Harur
Nearest railway station Madhopur Punjab 5.0 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 44 km

Villages closest to Harur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harur village had a population of 77. That makes it the 308th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Harur village has 35 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harur has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Harur is 145023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harur covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Harur is Madhopur Punjab, about 5.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harur.

Harur is about 44 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Madhopur Punjab is about 5.0 km away. Sujānpur is about 7.5 km away. Pathankot is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamwal (under 2 km), Khala (2.0 km) and Sadhauri (2.2 km).

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

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