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About Harmala Village

Harmala is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,535, made up of 758 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.38 hectares hectares.

Harmala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harmala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 140.38 hectares
Population 1,535
Male Population 758
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harmala compares

By the 2011 count Harmala is the 63rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 140.38 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Harmala

Harmala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harmala 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hadilpur, Hamidpur, Hanral and Haripur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Harmala

As per the Census of India 2011, Harmala village had a population of 1,535. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Harmala village has 758 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harmala has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Harmala covers 140.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harmala falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harmala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Harmala is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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