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About Harihara Village

Harihara is a large village in Pakaur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,906, made up of 1,475 males and 1,431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harihara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakaur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 146.69 hectares
Population 2,906
Male Population 1,475
Female Population 1,431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harihara compares

By the 2011 count Harihara is the 18th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 146.69 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Harihara

Harihara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harihara as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harihara from other places

Harihara lies about 6.7 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Dhulian Ganga, about 3.9 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 Harihara
Nearest railway station Dhulian Ganga 3.9 km
Nearest town Dhuliān 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakaur 6.7 km
District headquarters Pakur 6.7 km

Villages closest to Harihara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harihara village had a population of 2,906. That makes it the 18th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Harihara village has 1,475 males and 1,431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harihara has about 970 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Harihara is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harihara covers 146.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harihara falls under Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harihara is Dhulian Ganga, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harihara.

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

Harihara is in Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district. Dhulian Ganga is about 3.9 km away. Dhuliān is about 5.5 km away. Pakaur 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 Gandhaipur (under 2 km), Ilami (2.3 km) and Nawada (2.4 km).

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

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