About Harhad Village

Harhad is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 172 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 756.6 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	Lawalaung
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	756.6 hectares
Population	340
Male Population	172
Female Population	168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harhad compares

By the 2011 count Harhad is the 48th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 756.6 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 970.

Getting to Harhad

Harhad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harhad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Harhad from other places

Harhad lies about 14 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 34 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
Tehsil headquarters	Lawalaung	14 km
District headquarters	Chatra	14 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	14 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	34 km

Villages closest to Harhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harhad village had a population of 340. That makes it the 48th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Harhad village has 172 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhad has about 977 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 970.

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

Harhad covers 756.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harhad falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harhad is Shivpur, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Harhad.

Harhad is about 14 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 Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 14 km away. Chatra is about 14 km away. Chatrā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.