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About Harrahi Village

Harrahi is a large village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,138, made up of 2,121 males and 2,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839 hectares hectares.

Harrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harrahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Barhara
Area (hectares) 839 hectares
Population 4,138
Male Population 2,121
Female Population 2,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harrahi compares

By the 2011 count Harrahi is the 22nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 839 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Harrahi

The census records public bus service for Harrahi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harrahi from other places

Harrahi lies about 131 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjharpur Junction, about 3.0 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 Harrahi
Nearest railway station Jhanjharpur Junction 3.0 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhara 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 131 km

Villages closest to Harrahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harrahi village had a population of 4,138. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Harrahi village has 2,121 males and 2,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harrahi has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Harrahi covers 839 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harrahi falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harrahi is Jhanjharpur Junction, about 3.0 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 km distance for Harrahi.

Harrahi is about 131 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harrahi is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Jhanjharpur Junction is about 3.0 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 6.9 km away. Barhara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aurahi Milik (under 2 km), Harrahi Milik (under 2 km) and Bhatotar (6.1 km).

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

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