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About Harranala Village

Harranala is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 275 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 880.6 hectares hectares.

Harranala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harranala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 880.6 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 275
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harranala compares

By the 2011 count Harranala is the 146th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 880.6 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 1032.

Getting to Harranala

Harranala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harranala as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harranala from other places

Harranala lies about 30 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 29 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 Harranala
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 29 km
District headquarters Balaghat 30 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 30 km

Villages closest to Harranala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harranala village had a population of 584. That makes it the 146th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Harranala village has 275 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harranala has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Harranala covers 880.6 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.

Harranala falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harranala is Dhapewara, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Harranala.

Harranala is about 30 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harranala is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Dhapewara is about 29 km away. Balaghat is about 30 km away. Bālāghāt is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kongewani (2.5 km), Sanjari (2.7 km) and Amanala (2.7 km).

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

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