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About Haral Village

Haral is a large village in Pandua tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,521, made up of 2,219 males and 2,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haral village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pandua
Pincode 712149
Area (hectares) 662.2 hectares
Population 4,521
Male Population 2,219
Female Population 2,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Haral compares

By the 2011 count Haral is the 8th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 662.2 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Haral

Haral is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haral 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haral from other places

Haral lies about 23 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Dhaniakhali Halt, about 4.7 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 Haral
Nearest railway station Dhaniakhali Halt 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandua 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 23 km

Villages closest to Haral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haral village had a population of 4,521. That makes it the 8th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Haral village has 2,219 males and 2,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haral has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Haral is 712149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haral covers 662.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haral falls under Pandua tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haral is Dhaniakhali Halt, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Haral.

Haral is about 23 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haral is in Pandua tehsil of Hugli district. Dhaniakhali Halt is about 4.7 km away. Pandua is about 16 km away. Hugli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baikunthapur (2.5 km), Dwarbasini (4.8 km) and Haridaspur (6.4 km).

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

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