Haratan, Jhalda - II

Haratan is a village located in the Jhalda - II Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Jhalda-II block and comes under Rigid Gram Panchayat.

As on February 2025, the current population of Haratan is 1.1 thousands out of which 530 are males and rest 527 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 994 females per 1000 males. There are around 123 teenagers in Haratan. It has literacy rate of 42% which means around 443 persons can read and write. Total 139 people belonging to scheduled caste and 270 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 225 households in Haratan, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 626. The pincode of Haratan is 723213 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Jiudaru Sub Post office
• Bamnia Branch Post office
• Dumru Branch Post office
• Karkara Branch Post office
• Simni Branch Post office

Schools

Haratan has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Bamnia Vivekananda Vidyapith (High School)
• Jilling Lahar High School
• Jiudaru High School (High School)
• Kotshila Girls' High School (High School)
• Sidhi High School

Hospitals

Haratan has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Mantarh Sub-Center
• Oldih Sub-Center
• Chhatka Sub-Center
• Mutukura Sub-Center
• Lupungdih Sub-Center

Banks

Haratan has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Indian Bank Khatanga
• State Bank of India Kotshila