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About Harsar Village

Harsar is a large village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,842, made up of 1,806 males and 2,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446 hectares hectares.

Harsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Area (hectares) 446 hectares
Population 3,842
Male Population 1,806
Female Population 2,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
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 Harsar compares

By the 2011 count Harsar is the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 446 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Harsar

The census records public bus service for Harsar 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 Harsar from other places

Harsar lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 1.8 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 Harsar
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 1.8 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Harsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsar village had a population of 3,842. That makes it the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Harsar village has 1,806 males and 2,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsar has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Harsar covers 446 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harsar falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harsar is Duraundha Junction, about 1.8 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 Harsar.

Harsar is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harsar is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 1.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 5.3 km away. Daraundha is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachhwari Harsar (under 2 km), Sherpur (under 2 km) and Milki Madhwapur (1.5 km).

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

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