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About Harkhauli Village

Harkhauli is a mid sized village in Gaighat tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 441 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkhauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Gaighat
Pincode 843321
Area (hectares) 111.86 hectares
Population 825
Male Population 441
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harkhauli compares

By the 2011 count Harkhauli is the 69th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents. Its 111.86 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Harkhauli

Harkhauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harkhauli as Available within village. 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 Harkhauli from other places

Harkhauli lies about 110 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 7.0 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 Harkhauli
Nearest railway station Jiradei 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighat 9.1 km
Nearest town Siwān 9.7 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 110 km

Villages closest to Harkhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkhauli village had a population of 825. That makes it the 69th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents.

Harkhauli village has 441 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkhauli has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Harkhauli is 843321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkhauli covers 111.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harkhauli falls under Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harkhauli is Jiradei, about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harkhauli.

Harkhauli is about 110 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harkhauli is in Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Jiradei is about 7.0 km away. Gaighat is about 9.1 km away. Siwān is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhura Patti Urf Manorathpatti (3.2 km), Chauth Urf Jamalpur Kodai (6.0 km) and Jamalpur Kodai (6.0 km).

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

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