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About Harhe Village

Harhe is a large village in Ramkanda tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,078, made up of 1,021 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harhe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ramkanda
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 596 hectares
Population 2,078
Male Population 1,021
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
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 Harhe compares

By the 2011 count Harhe is the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 596 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Harhe

Harhe is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harhe 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 Harhe from other places

Harhe lies about 27 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Daltonganj, 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 Harhe
Tehsil headquarters Ramkanda 6.7 km
Nearest town Medininagar 25 km
Nearest railway station Daltonganj 26 km
District headquarters Garhwa 27 km

Villages closest to Harhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harhe village had a population of 2,078. That makes it the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Harhe village has 1,021 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhe has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Harhe is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harhe covers 596 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harhe falls under Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harhe is Daltonganj, 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 10+ km distance for Harhe.

Harhe is about 27 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harhe is in Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramkanda is about 6.7 km away. Medininagar is about 25 km away. Daltonganj 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 Siswa (2.3 km), Chapri (2.7 km) and Nawadih (3.2 km).

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

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