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About Harail Village

Harail is one of the larger villages in Mohiuddinagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,312, made up of 2,841 males and 2,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Mohiuddinagar
Pincode 848501
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 5,312
Male Population 2,841
Female Population 2,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harail compares

By the 2011 count Harail is the 14th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,194 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Harail

Harail is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harail as Available within 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 Harail from other places

Harail lies about 36 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajajan Halt, about 6.7 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 Harail
Tehsil headquarters Mohiuddinagar 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Rajajan Halt 6.7 km
Nearest town Bārh 8.8 km
District headquarters Samastipur 36 km

Villages closest to Harail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harail village had a population of 5,312. That makes it the 14th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,194 residents.

Harail village has 2,841 males and 2,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harail has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Harail is 848501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harail covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harail falls under Mohiuddinagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harail is Rajajan Halt, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harail.

Harail is about 36 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harail is in Mohiuddinagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Mohiuddinagar is about 2.2 km away. Rajajan Halt is about 6.7 km away. Bārh is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karim Nagar (1.8 km), Kursaha (1.9 km) and Mohinuddin Nagar (2.2 km).

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

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