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About Harri Village

Harri is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,647, made up of 840 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1819 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Samri
Pincode 497224
Area (hectares) 1819 hectares
Population 1,647
Male Population 840
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harri compares

By the 2011 count Harri is the 15th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 1819 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Harri

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

Harri lies about 87 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 77 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 Harri
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Samri 34 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 77 km
District headquarters Surguja 87 km

Villages closest to Harri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harri village had a population of 1,647. That makes it the 15th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Harri village has 840 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harri has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Harri is 497224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harri covers 1819 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harri falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Harri is Lohardaga, about 77 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harri.

Harri is about 87 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harri is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. Jashpur Nagar is about 27 km away. Samri is about 34 km away. Lohardaga is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhari (under 2 km), Sonpur (8.6 km) and Tatijhariya (15 km).

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

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