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About Harra Village

Harra is a mid sized village in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 451 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Chanho
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 300 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 451
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Harra compares

By the 2011 count Harra is the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Harra

Harra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harra 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 Harra from other places

Harra lies about 64 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, 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 Harra
Nearest town Gumlā 22 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanho 35 km
District headquarters Ranchi 64 km

Villages closest to Harra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harra village had a population of 899. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Harra village has 451 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harra has about 993 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Harra is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harra covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harra falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harra is Bakaspur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harra.

Harra is about 64 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harra is in Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Gumlā is about 22 km away. Bakaspur is about 25 km away. Chanho is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukurhutte (16 km), Mahthatoli (22 km) and Opa (23 km).

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

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