About Harada Village

Harada is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 463 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harada village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Arsha
Pincode	723201
Area (hectares)	414 hectares
Population	910
Male Population	463
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harada compares

By the 2011 count Harada is the 60th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 414 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Harada

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

How far is Harada from other places

Harada lies about 50 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 13 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 Harada
Nearest railway station	Barlanga	13 km
Nearest town	Jāridih	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arsha	34 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	50 km

Villages closest to Harada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harada village had a population of 910. That makes it the 60th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Harada village has 463 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harada has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Harada is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harada covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harada falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harada is Barlanga, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harada.

Harada is about 50 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harada is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Barlanga is about 13 km away. Jāridih is about 27 km away. Arsha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.