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About Harangarh Village

Harangarh is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 232 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harangarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494771
Area (hectares) 334 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 232
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harangarh compares

By the 2011 count Harangarh is the 128th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 973.

Getting to Harangarh

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

Harangarh lies about 64 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 48 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 Harangarh
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 48 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 64 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 69 km

Villages closest to Harangarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harangarh village had a population of 456. That makes it the 128th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Harangarh village has 232 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harangarh has about 966 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Harangarh is 494771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harangarh covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harangarh falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Harangarh is Keoti, about 48 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 village for Harangarh.

Harangarh is about 64 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harangarh is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 5.3 km away. Keoti is about 48 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anand Nagar (1.6 km), Satyanand Nagar (1.6 km) and Donde (1.6 km).

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

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