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About Haroka Village

Haroka is a small village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 174 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,345 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haroka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haroka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 35.4 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 174
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,345
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Haroka compares

By the 2011 count Haroka is the 65th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 35.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Haroka

The census records public bus service for Haroka 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ganguradi, Gobindapur, Gopal Chak and Gopalpur. 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 Haroka

As per the Census of India 2011, Haroka village had a population of 408. That makes it the 65th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Haroka village has 174 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haroka has about 1345 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Haroka is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haroka covers 35.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haroka falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Haroka notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Haroka.

Haroka is in Raghunathpur I 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 Haroka today is likely to be higher.

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