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About Harahi Village

Harahi is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 243 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Harahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 243
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harahi compares

By the 2011 count Harahi is the 99th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Harahi

Harahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Harahi from other places

Harahi lies about 136 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 2.3 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 Harahi
Nearest railway station Naya Nagar 2.3 km
Nearest town Rosera 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 136 km

Villages closest to Harahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harahi village had a population of 469. That makes it the 99th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Harahi village has 243 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harahi has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Harahi covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harahi falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harahi is Naya Nagar, about 2.3 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 <5 km distance for Harahi.

Harahi is about 136 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harahi is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Naya Nagar is about 2.3 km away. Rosera is about 8.8 km away. Dagarua 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 Bhakhri (3.0 km), Pararia (3.2 km) and Mathaur (4.6 km).

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

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