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About Harahi Village

Harahi is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 145 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,303 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harahi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 145
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,303
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harahi compares

By the 2011 count Harahi is the 60th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Harahi

Harahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harahi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Harahi from other places

Harahi lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 26 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 Harahi
Nearest town Bagaha 13 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 32 km
District headquarters Chatra 32 km

Villages closest to Harahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 Harahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Harahi village had a population of 334. That makes it the 60th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Harahi village has 145 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harahi has about 1303 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Harahi is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harahi covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harahi falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harahi is Paharpur, about 26 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 - 10 km distance for Harahi.

Harahi is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harahi is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Paharpur is about 26 km away. Mayur Hand is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhagaria (4.6 km), Dhangawan (6.8 km) and Majhauli (8.5 km).

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

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