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About Harjora Village

Harjora is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 345 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harjora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harjora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 196.68 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 345
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harjora compares

By the 2011 count Harjora is the 58th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 196.68 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Harjora

Harjora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harjora as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Gobindapur, Gobinddih, Gohaldang and Hanspur. 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 Harjora

As per the Census of India 2011, Harjora village had a population of 699. That makes it the 58th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Harjora village has 345 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harjora has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Harjora is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harjora covers 196.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Harjora notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Harjora.

Harjora is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Harjora today is likely to be higher.

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