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About Harira Village

Harira is a mid sized village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 348 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harira village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tonto
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 348
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harira compares

By the 2011 count Harira is the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 821 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Harira

Harira is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harira as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Harira from other places

Harira lies about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 6.5 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 Harira
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 6.5 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tonto 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Harira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harira village had a population of 728. That makes it the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Harira village has 348 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harira has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Harira is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harira covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harira falls under Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harira is Singhpokharia, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance for Harira.

Harira is about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harira is in Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Singhpokharia is about 6.5 km away. Chāībāsa is about 9.2 km away. Tonto 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 Mauda (under 2 km), Banaikera (1.8 km) and Gundi Pusi (1.9 km).

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

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