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About Haroj Village

Haroj is a mid sized village in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 642 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.2 hectares hectares.

Haroj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haroj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Nawanagar
Area (hectares) 158.2 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 642
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Haroj compares

By the 2011 count Haroj is the 37th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 158.2 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Haroj

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

Haroj lies about 27 km from Buxar. 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 Haroj
Tehsil headquarters Nawanagar 7.4 km
Nearest town Dumraon 20 km
District headquarters Buxar 27 km

Villages closest to Haroj

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

Common questions about Haroj

As per the Census of India 2011, Haroj village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 37th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Haroj village has 642 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haroj has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Haroj covers 158.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haroj falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The census record for Haroj notes the nearest railway station 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 Haroj.

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

Haroj is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Nawanagar is about 7.4 km away. Dumraon is about 20 km away. Buxar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dafar Dehri (under 2 km), Dhanej (under 2 km) and Kewatia (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Haroj today is likely to be higher.

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