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About Haramadih Village

Haramadih is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 291 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haramadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haramadih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 195.87 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 291
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Haramadih compares

By the 2011 count Haramadih is the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 195.87 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Haramadih

Haramadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haramadih 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 Haramadih from other places

Haramadih lies about 47 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 4.5 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 Haramadih
Nearest railway station Torang 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsha 28 km
Nearest town Būndu 34 km
District headquarters Puruliya 47 km

Villages closest to Haramadih

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.

Common questions about Haramadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Haramadih village had a population of 579. That makes it the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Haramadih village has 291 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haramadih has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

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

Haramadih covers 195.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Haramadih is Torang, about 4.5 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 Haramadih.

Haramadih is about 47 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haramadih is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Torang is about 4.5 km away. Arsha is about 28 km away. Būndu is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesla (under 2 km), Briddhitanr Alias Bandih (2.2 km) and Bandudih (3.7 km).

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

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