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About Harhenj Village

Harhenj is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 900 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1366.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harhenj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harhenj village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Herhanj
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1366.3 hectares
Population 1,783
Male Population 900
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harhenj compares

By the 2011 count Harhenj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 1366.3 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Harhenj

Harhenj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harhenj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chatuhaus, Chiru, Chuku and Dori. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Harhenj

As per the Census of India 2011, Harhenj village had a population of 1,783. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Harhenj village has 900 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhenj has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Harhenj is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harhenj covers 1366.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harhenj falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Harhenj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Harhenj.

Harhenj is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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