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About Harigarh Village

Harigarh is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 404 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 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 Rajpura
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 756
Male Population 404
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harigarh compares

By the 2011 count Harigarh is the 147th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Harigarh

Harigarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harigarh as Available within 5 - 10 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 Harigarh from other places

Harigarh lies about 19 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, 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 Harigarh
Nearest town Sanaur 12 km
Nearest railway station Kauli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 18 km
District headquarters Patiala 19 km

Villages closest to Harigarh

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 Harigarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Harigarh village had a population of 756. That makes it the 147th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Harigarh village has 404 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harigarh has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

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

Harigarh covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harigarh falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Harigarh is Kauli, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Harigarh.

Harigarh is about 19 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 Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sanaur is about 12 km away. Kauli is about 13 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 Jogi Majra (under 2 km), Hari Majra (under 2 km) and Ghanauri Khera (2.1 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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