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About Harhi Village

Harhi is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 566 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 835303
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 1,099
Male Population 566
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harhi compares

By the 2011 count Harhi is the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Harhi

Harhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Harhi from other places

Harhi lies about 18 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 6.7 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 Harhi
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Itki 6.7 km
Nearest town Rātu 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 18 km

Villages closest to Harhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harhi village had a population of 1,099. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Harhi village has 566 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Harhi is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harhi covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harhi falls under Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harhi is Itki, about 6.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harhi.

Harhi is about 18 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harhi is in Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Nagri is about 6.0 km away. Itki is about 6.7 km away. Rātu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palandu (under 2 km), Katarpa (3.0 km) and Basila (3.1 km).

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

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