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About Harkheli Village

Harkheli is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 691 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Harkheli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkheli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 691
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harkheli compares

By the 2011 count Harkheli is the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Harkheli

Harkheli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harkheli as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Gopalpur, Gosainpur, Habka and Harahi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Harkheli

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkheli village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Harkheli village has 691 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkheli has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Harkheli covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harkheli falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Harkheli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harkheli.

Harkheli is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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