About Haraia Village

Haraia is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 397 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares.

Haraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	300 hectares
Population	767
Male Population	397
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 Haraia compares

By the 2011 count Haraia is the 65th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Haraia

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

Haraia lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 22 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 Haraia
Nearest town	Bagaha	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Paharpur	22 km
District headquarters	Gaya	36 km

Villages closest to Haraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haraia village had a population of 767. That makes it the 65th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Haraia village has 397 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haraia has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Haraia covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haraia falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Haraia is Paharpur, about 22 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 Haraia.

Haraia is about 36 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haraia is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 5.8 km away. Barachatti is about 5.9 km away. Paharpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.