About Harike Village

Harike is one of the larger villages in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,662, made up of 4,666 males and 3,996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 943 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harike Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harike village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Patti
Pincode	143412
Area (hectares)	943 hectares
Population	8,662
Male Population	4,666
Female Population	3,996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harike compares

By the 2011 count Harike is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 943 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Harike

Harike is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harike as Available within village. 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 Harike from other places

Harike lies about 32 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about 7.8 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 Harike
Nearest railway station	Makhu	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patti	15 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	32 km

Villages closest to Harike

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

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Common questions about Harike

As per the Census of India 2011, Harike village had a population of 8,662. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Harike village has 4,666 males and 3,996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harike has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Harike is 143412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harike covers 943 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harike falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Harike is Makhu, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harike.

Harike is about 32 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harike is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Makhu is about 7.8 km away. Patti is about 15 km away. Tarn Taran is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.