About Harhar Village

Harhar is a large village in Katoria tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,751, made up of 2,524 males and 2,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1107.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Katoria
Pincode	813106
Area (hectares)	1107.8 hectares
Population	4,751
Male Population	2,524
Female Population	2,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
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 Harhar compares

By the 2011 count Harhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 619 residents. Its 1107.8 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Harhar

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

Harhar lies about 11 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 2.5 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 Harhar
Nearest railway station	Panjwara Road	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katoria	11 km
District headquarters	Banka	11 km
Nearest town	Bānka	11 km

Villages closest to Harhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harhar village had a population of 4,751. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 619 residents.

Harhar village has 2,524 males and 2,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhar has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Harhar is 813106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harhar covers 1107.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harhar falls under Katoria tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harhar is Panjwara Road, about 2.5 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 Harhar.

Harhar is about 11 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harhar is in Katoria tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 2.5 km away. Katoria is about 11 km away. Banka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.