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About Harhu Village

Harhu is a mid sized village in Khelari tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 247 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harhu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Khelari
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 773 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 247
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harhu compares

By the 2011 count Harhu is the 11th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 773 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Harhu

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

How far is Harhu from other places

Harhu lies about 45 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is McCluskieganj, about 6.1 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 Harhu
Nearest railway station McCluskieganj 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khelari 7.0 km
Nearest town Khalāri 7.0 km
District headquarters Ranchi 45 km

Villages closest to Harhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harhu village had a population of 515. That makes it the 11th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Harhu village has 247 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhu has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Harhu is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harhu covers 773 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harhu falls under Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harhu is McCluskieganj, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Harhu.

Harhu is about 45 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harhu is in Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district. McCluskieganj is about 6.1 km away. Khelari is about 7.0 km away. Khalāri is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duli (2.1 km), Konka (4.2 km) and Kedal (4.4 km).

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

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