About Harewa Village

Harewa is one of the larger villages in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,941, made up of 4,076 males and 3,865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harewa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Salkhua
Pincode	852126
Area (hectares)	495.14 hectares
Population	7,941
Male Population	4,076
Female Population	3,865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harewa compares

By the 2011 count Harewa is the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 495.14 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Harewa

Harewa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harewa 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harewa from other places

Harewa lies about 21 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, 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 Harewa
Tehsil headquarters	Salkhua	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Koparia	2.4 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	21 km

Villages closest to Harewa

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

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Common questions about Harewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Harewa village had a population of 7,941. That makes it the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Harewa village has 4,076 males and 3,865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harewa has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Harewa is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harewa covers 495.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harewa falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harewa is Koparia, about 2.4 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 - 10 km distance for Harewa.

Harewa is about 21 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harewa is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Salkhua is about 1.9 km away. Koparia is about 2.4 km away. Saharsa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.