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About Harhad Village

Harhad is a large village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,093, made up of 2,106 males and 1,987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 739 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829112, 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 Hazaribag
Pincode 829112
Area (hectares) 739 hectares
Population 4,093
Male Population 2,106
Female Population 1,987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harhad compares

By the 2011 count Harhad is the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 739 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Harhad

Harhad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harhad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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
Tehsil headquarters Hazaribag 6.7 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 6.7 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 6.7 km

Villages closest to Harhad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hazaribag 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 4,093. That makes it the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Harhad village has 2,106 males and 1,987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhad has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Harhad is 829112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harhad covers 739 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harhad falls under Hazaribag 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bes is about 4.8 km away. Hazaribag is about 6.7 km away. Hazaribagh 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 Hupad (under 2 km), Naya Khap (1.8 km) and Morangi (2.1 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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