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About Harhara Village

Harhara is a mid sized village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 463 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harhara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 463
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Harhara compares

By the 2011 count Harhara is the 26th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Harhara

Harhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harhara 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 Harhara from other places

Harhara lies about 59 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 30 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 Harhara
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 11 km
Nearest railway station Duriatanr Halt 30 km
Nearest town Jamūī 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 59 km

Villages closest to Harhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harhara village had a population of 898. That makes it the 26th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Harhara village has 463 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhara has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Harhara is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harhara covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harhara falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harhara is Duriatanr Halt, about 30 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 Harhara.

Harhara is about 59 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harhara is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 11 km away. Duriatanr Halt is about 30 km away. Jamūī 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 Mansadih (under 2 km), Kargo (under 2 km) and Tikulia (under 2 km).

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

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