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About Haruhani Village

Haruhani is a large village in Dhaka tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,162, made up of 1,631 males and 1,531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Haruhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haruhani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Dhaka
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 3,162
Male Population 1,631
Female Population 1,531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Haruhani compares

By the 2011 count Haruhani is the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Haruhani

The census records public bus service for Haruhani as Available within <5 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 Haruhani from other places

Haruhani lies about 12 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 2.4 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 Haruhani
Nearest railway station Jiwdhara 2.4 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 6.3 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaka 26 km

Villages closest to Haruhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haruhani village had a population of 3,162. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents.

Haruhani village has 1,631 males and 1,531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haruhani has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Haruhani covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Haruhani falls under Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Haruhani is Jiwdhara, about 2.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Haruhani.

Haruhani is about 12 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haruhani is in Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Jiwdhara is about 2.4 km away. Mothīhāri is about 6.3 km away. Purba Champaran is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathia Mohan (4.4 km), Hardiya (4.8 km) and Balua Tola Goapari (5.8 km).

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

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