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About Harirakha Village

Harirakha is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 468 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harirakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harirakha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 814166
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 468
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Harirakha compares

By the 2011 count Harirakha is the 24th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 975.

Getting to Harirakha

Harirakha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harirakha 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 Harirakha from other places

Harirakha lies about 135 km from Jamtara, 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 Harirakha
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Ammapali 25 km
Nearest town Colgong 28 km
District headquarters Jamtara 135 km

Villages closest to Harirakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harirakha village had a population of 889. That makes it the 24th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Harirakha village has 468 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harirakha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Harirakha is 814166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harirakha covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harirakha falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harirakha 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harirakha.

Harirakha is about 135 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harirakha is in Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Fatehpur is about 13 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 Kusma (2.6 km), Dhasnia (3.3 km) and Ambabank (4.7 km).

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

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