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About Harail Village

Harail is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,550, made up of 809 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Harail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 1,550
Male Population 809
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harail compares

By the 2011 count Harail is the 60th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Harail

Harail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harail as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harail from other places

Harail lies about 16 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 7.8 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 Harail
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 8.6 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 16 km

Villages closest to Harail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harail village had a population of 1,550. That makes it the 60th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Harail village has 809 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harail has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Harail covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harail falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harail is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harail.

Harail is about 16 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harail is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 7.8 km away. Makhdumpur is about 8.6 km away. Jehanabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilkai (under 2 km), Khaskhori (under 2 km) and Tarahua (1.6 km).

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

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