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About Harirakha Village

Harirakha is a mid sized village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 370 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harirakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harirakha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 370
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harirakha compares

By the 2011 count Harirakha is the 69th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Harirakha

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

Harirakha lies about 58 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 22 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 Harirakha
Nearest railway station Jamtara 22 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 26 km
District headquarters Deoghar 58 km

Villages closest to Harirakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harirakha village had a population of 719. That makes it the 69th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Harirakha village has 370 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harirakha has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Harirakha is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harirakha covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harirakha falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harirakha is Jamtara, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harirakha.

Harirakha is about 58 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harirakha is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Jamtara is about 22 km away. Jāmtāra is about 22 km away. Sarath is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darpa (2.4 km), Bagdaba (6.3 km) and Chormara (6.6 km).

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

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