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About Harayia Village

Harayia is a mid sized village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 820 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841438, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harayia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harayia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Uchkagaon
Pincode 841438
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 1,697
Male Population 820
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
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 Harayia compares

By the 2011 count Harayia is the 36th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Harayia

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

Harayia lies about 44 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Dudahi, 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 Harayia
Nearest town Kataiya 13 km
Nearest railway station Dudahi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Uchkagaon 29 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 44 km

Villages closest to Harayia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harayia village had a population of 1,697. That makes it the 36th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Harayia village has 820 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harayia has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Harayia is 841438. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harayia covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harayia falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harayia is Dudahi, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harayia.

Harayia is about 44 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harayia is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 13 km away. Dudahi is about 14 km away. Uchkagaon is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharam Chak (7.1 km), Mahuawa (12 km) and Rasauti (15 km).

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

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