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About Harhad Village

Harhad is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 502 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harhad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 502
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harhad compares

By the 2011 count Harhad is the 45th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Harhad

Harhad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harhad as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harhad from other places

Harhad lies about 95 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Japla, about 1.6 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 Harhad
Nearest railway station Japla 1.6 km
Nearest town Husainābād 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 18 km
District headquarters Chatra 95 km

Villages closest to Harhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harhad village had a population of 931. That makes it the 45th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Harhad village has 502 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhad has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Harhad is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harhad covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harhad falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harhad is Japla, about 1.6 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harhad.

Harhad is about 95 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harhad is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Japla is about 1.6 km away. Husainābād is about 2.8 km away. Pratappur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (1.5 km), Rampur (1.5 km) and Sangrampur Kalan (1.5 km).

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

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