About Harihans Village

Harihans is one of the larger villages in Hussainganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,850, made up of 9,172 males and 8,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728 hectares hectares.

Harihans Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harihans village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Hussainganj
Area (hectares)	728 hectares
Population	17,850
Male Population	9,172
Female Population	8,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harihans compares

By the 2011 count Harihans is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents. Its 728 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Harihans

Harihans is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harihans as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harihans from other places

Harihans lies about 8.4 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 7.1 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 Harihans
Nearest railway station	Pachrukhi	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainganj	8.4 km
District headquarters	Siwan	8.4 km
Nearest town	Siwān	8.4 km

Villages closest to Harihans

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harihans village had a population of 17,850. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents.

Harihans village has 9,172 males and 8,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harihans has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Harihans covers 728 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harihans falls under Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harihans is Pachrukhi, about 7.1 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 village for Harihans.

Harihans is about 8.4 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harihans is in Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 7.1 km away. Hussainganj is about 8.4 km away. Siwan is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.