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About Harra Village

Harra is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 76 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 76
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
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 Harra compares

By the 2011 count Harra is the 172nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Harra

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

Harra lies about 31 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 25 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 Harra
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Ammapali 25 km
Nearest town Colgong 28 km
District headquarters Godda 31 km

Villages closest to Harra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harra village had a population of 159. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Harra village has 76 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harra has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Harra is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harra covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harra falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harra is Ammapali, about 25 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 Harra.

Harra is about 31 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harra is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 8.6 km away. Ammapali is about 25 km away. Colgong is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harrakha (under 2 km), Lohandiya (under 2 km) and Lohandiya Bazar (under 2 km).

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

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