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About Harlaya Village

Harlaya is a mid sized village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,998, made up of 1,057 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1672.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harlaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harlaya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342302
Area (hectares) 1672.27 hectares
Population 1,998
Male Population 1,057
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Harlaya compares

By the 2011 count Harlaya is the 81st largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 1672.27 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Harlaya

Harlaya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harlaya 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harlaya from other places

Harlaya lies about 72 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Harlaya, about under 2 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 Harlaya
Nearest railway station Harlaya under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Osian 24 km
Nearest town Phalodi 46 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 72 km

Villages closest to Harlaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harlaya village had a population of 1,998. That makes it the 81st largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Harlaya village has 1,057 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harlaya has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Harlaya is 342302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harlaya covers 1672.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harlaya falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Harlaya is Harlaya, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Harlaya.

Harlaya is about 72 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harlaya is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Harlaya is about under 2 km away. Osian is about 24 km away. Phalodi is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samrau (under 2 km), Bhimsagar (5.2 km) and Indon Ki Dhani (6.5 km).

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

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