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About Harigarh Village

Harigarh is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 291 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harigarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 291
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harigarh compares

By the 2011 count Harigarh is the 132nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Harigarh

Harigarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harigarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harigarh from other places

Harigarh lies about 33 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 5.6 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 Harigarh
Nearest railway station Kakrala 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 9.4 km
Nearest town Nābha 9.4 km
District headquarters Patiala 33 km

Villages closest to Harigarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harigarh village had a population of 559. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Harigarh village has 291 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harigarh has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Harigarh is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harigarh covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harigarh falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Harigarh is Kakrala, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harigarh.

Harigarh is about 33 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harigarh is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Kakrala is about 5.6 km away. Nabha is about 9.4 km away. Nābha is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galwati (under 2 km), Ladha Heri (1.8 km) and Dhanauri (2.4 km).

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

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