About Harira Village

Harira is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,400, made up of 2,251 males and 2,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	513 hectares
Population	4,400
Male Population	2,251
Female Population	2,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
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 Harira compares

By the 2011 count Harira is the 7th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 513 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Harira

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

Harira lies about 27 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Jogbani, about 14 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 Harira
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jogbani	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	27 km
District headquarters	Araria	27 km

Villages closest to Harira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harira village had a population of 4,400. That makes it the 7th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Harira village has 2,251 males and 2,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harira has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Harira is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harira covers 513 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harira falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harira is Jogbani, about 14 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 Harira.

Harira is about 27 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harira is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 13 km away. Jogbani is about 14 km away. Kursakatta is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.