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About Harewa Village

Harewa is a mid sized village in Halsi tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 402 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Halsi
Pincode 811311
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 402
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harewa compares

By the 2011 count Harewa is the 45th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Harewa

Harewa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harewa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harewa from other places

Harewa lies about 18 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 11 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 Harewa
Tehsil headquarters Halsi 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Bashuachak Halt 11 km
Nearest town Jamūī 17 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 18 km

Villages closest to Harewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harewa village had a population of 792. That makes it the 45th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Harewa village has 402 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harewa has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Harewa is 811311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harewa covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harewa falls under Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harewa is Bashuachak Halt, about 11 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 village for Harewa.

Harewa is about 18 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harewa is in Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Halsi is about 4.3 km away. Bashuachak Halt is about 11 km away. Jamūī is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dira (under 2 km), Bardokhar (under 2 km) and Saitna Salaunja (1.5 km).

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

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