About Harat Village

Harat is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 521 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Balarampur
Pincode	723143
Area (hectares)	332.65 hectares
Population	1,008
Male Population	521
Female Population	487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harat compares

By the 2011 count Harat is the 46th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 332.65 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Harat

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

Harat lies about 52 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 3.9 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 Harat
Nearest railway station	Tiraldih	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balarampur	31 km
Nearest town	Balarāmpur	31 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	52 km

Villages closest to Harat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harat village had a population of 1,008. That makes it the 46th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Harat village has 521 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harat has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Harat is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harat covers 332.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harat falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harat is Tiraldih, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harat.

Harat is about 52 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harat is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Tiraldih is about 3.9 km away. Balarampur is about 31 km away. Balarāmpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.