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About Harpalan Village

Harpalan is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 524 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 524
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpalan compares

By the 2011 count Harpalan is the 109th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Harpalan

Harpalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harpalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpalan from other places

Harpalan lies about 29 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Ambala City, about 8.1 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 Harpalan
Nearest railway station Ambala City 8.1 km
Nearest town Ambāla 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 18 km
District headquarters Patiala 29 km

Villages closest to Harpalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpalan village had a population of 964. That makes it the 109th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Harpalan village has 524 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpalan has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

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

Harpalan covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harpalan falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Harpalan is Ambala City, about 8.1 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 km distance for Harpalan.

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

Harpalan is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Ambala City is about 8.1 km away. Ambāla is about 10 km away. Rajpura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kami Khurd (2.5 km), Shamashpur (2.9 km) and Untsar (2.9 km).

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

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