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About Hurrahia Village

Hurrahia is a mid sized village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 425 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurrahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurrahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Pincode 803119
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 425
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hurrahia compares

By the 2011 count Hurrahia is the 45th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Hurrahia

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

How far is Hurrahia from other places

Hurrahia lies about 15 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, about 2.7 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 Hurrahia
Nearest railway station Sohsarai 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 3.0 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 6.1 km
District headquarters Nalanda 15 km

Villages closest to Hurrahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurrahia village had a population of 838. That makes it the 45th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Hurrahia village has 425 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurrahia has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Hurrahia is 803119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurrahia covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hurrahia falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hurrahia is Sohsarai, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hurrahia.

Hurrahia is about 15 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurrahia is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Sohsarai is about 2.7 km away. Rahui is about 3.0 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itasan Bhadwa (under 2 km), Gaibi (under 2 km) and Sulemanpur (under 2 km).

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

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