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About Haraji Village

Haraji is one of the larger villages in Dighwara tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,809, made up of 2,999 males and 2,810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares.

Haraji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haraji village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dighwara
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 5,809
Male Population 2,999
Female Population 2,810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Haraji compares

By the 2011 count Haraji is the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Haraji

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

How far is Haraji from other places

Haraji lies about 48 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Amika Bhawani Halt, about under 2 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 Haraji
Nearest railway station Amika Bhawani Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dighwara 4.7 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 4.7 km
District headquarters Saran 48 km

Villages closest to Haraji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haraji village had a population of 5,809. That makes it the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents.

Haraji village has 2,999 males and 2,810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haraji has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Haraji covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Haraji falls under Dighwara tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Haraji is Amika Bhawani Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Haraji.

Haraji is about 48 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haraji is in Dighwara tehsil of Saran district. Amika Bhawani Halt is about under 2 km away. Dighwara is about 4.7 km away. Dighwāra is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodha Chhapra (under 2 km), Fakuli (under 2 km) and Ami (under 2 km).

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

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