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About Haram Village

Haram is a mid sized village in Katamdag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 579 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haram village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katamdag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 579
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haram compares

By the 2011 count Haram is the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Haram

Haram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haram as Available within 10+ 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 Haram from other places

Haram lies about 12 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about under 2 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 Haram
Nearest railway station Bes under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Katamdag 12 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 12 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 12 km

Villages closest to Haram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haram village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Haram village has 579 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haram has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Haram is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haram covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haram falls under Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Haram is Bes, about under 2 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 km distance for Haram.

Haram is about 12 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haram is in Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bes is about under 2 km away. Katamdag is about 12 km away. Hazaribagh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bes (under 2 km), Harudag (under 2 km) and Pundri (under 2 km).

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

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