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About Harail Village

Harail is a small village in Habibpur tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 104 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Habibpur
Pincode 732122
Area (hectares) 79.69 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 104
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harail compares

By the 2011 count Harail is the 205th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 79.69 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Harail

Harail is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harail as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Harail from other places

Harail lies about 6.0 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 1.8 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 Harail
Nearest railway station Gazole 1.8 km
District headquarters Maldah 6.0 km
Nearest town Malda 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Habibpur 24 km

Villages closest to Harail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harail village had a population of 209. That makes it the 205th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Harail village has 104 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harail has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Harail is 732122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harail covers 79.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harail falls under Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harail is Gazole, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harail.

Harail is about 6.0 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harail is in Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about 1.8 km away. Maldah is about 6.0 km away. Malda 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 Barail (under 2 km), Mianagar (7.0 km) and Aiho (9.1 km).

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

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