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About Haram Village

Haram is a large village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,992, made up of 1,497 males and 1,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1155.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haram village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 1155.39 hectares
Population 2,992
Male Population 1,497
Female Population 1,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Haram compares

By the 2011 count Haram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 1155.39 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Haram

Haram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Haram as Available. 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 Haram from other places

Haram lies about 26 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada. 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 Haram
Tehsil headquarters Gidam under 2 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 26 km
Nearest town Bacheli 34 km

Villages closest to Haram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haram village had a population of 2,992. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Haram village has 1,497 males and 1,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haram has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Haram is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haram covers 1155.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haram falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Haram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Haram.

Haram is about 26 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haram is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about under 2 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 26 km away. Bacheli is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haurnar (2.2 km), Hiranar (3.3 km) and Karli (3.7 km).

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

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