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About Harakhpur Village

Harakhpur is a mid sized village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,414, made up of 737 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Harakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harakhpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 1,414
Male Population 737
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Harakhpur is the 38th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 87 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, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Harakhpur

Harakhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harakhpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harakhpur from other places

Harakhpur lies about 28 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 7.9 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 Harakhpur
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt 7.9 km
Nearest town Marhaura 12 km
District headquarters Saran 28 km

Villages closest to Harakhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harakhpur village had a population of 1,414. That makes it the 38th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Harakhpur village has 737 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harakhpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Harakhpur covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harakhpur falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harakhpur is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Harakhpur.

Harakhpur is about 28 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harakhpur is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 2.0 km away. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 7.9 km away. Marhaura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gain Harakhpur (under 2 km), Ramkola (under 2 km) and Andhar Bari (under 2 km).

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

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