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About Harhad Village

Harhad is a mid sized village in Churchu tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,902, made up of 971 males and 931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harhad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Churchu
Pincode 825336
Area (hectares) 522.82 hectares
Population 1,902
Male Population 971
Female Population 931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Harhad compares

By the 2011 count Harhad is the 9th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 522.82 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Harhad

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

Harhad lies about 6.7 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 4.8 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 Harhad
Nearest railway station Bes 4.8 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 6.7 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Churchu 13 km

Villages closest to Harhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harhad village had a population of 1,902. That makes it the 9th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Harhad village has 971 males and 931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhad has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Harhad is 825336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harhad covers 522.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harhad falls under Churchu tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harhad is Bes, about 4.8 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 Harhad.

Harhad is about 6.7 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harhad is in Churchu tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bes is about 4.8 km away. Hazaribagh is about 6.7 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oreya (7.1 km), Sarbaha (8.7 km) and Chichi Kalan (9.6 km).

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

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