About Harkhar Village

Harkhar is a large village in Khaira tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,822, made up of 2,491 males and 2,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8937 hectares hectares.

Harkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Khaira
Area (hectares)	8937 hectares
Population	4,822
Male Population	2,491
Female Population	2,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harkhar compares

By the 2011 count Harkhar is the 12th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents. Its 8937 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Harkhar

Harkhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harkhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harkhar from other places

Harkhar lies about 22 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 27 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 Harkhar
Tehsil headquarters	Khaira	17 km
District headquarters	Jamui	22 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	22 km
Nearest railway station	Chaura BH	27 km

Villages closest to Harkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkhar village had a population of 4,822. That makes it the 12th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents.

Harkhar village has 2,491 males and 2,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkhar has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Harkhar covers 8937 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harkhar falls under Khaira tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harkhar is Chaura BH, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harkhar.

Harkhar is about 22 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harkhar is in Khaira tehsil of Jamui district. Khaira is about 17 km away. Jamui is about 22 km away. Jamūī is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.