Skip to main content

About Harrai Village

Harrai is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 363 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.74 hectares hectares.

Harrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 548.74 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 363
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harrai compares

By the 2011 count Harrai is the 105th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 548.74 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Harrai

Harrai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harrai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Harrai from other places

Harrai lies about 12 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 14 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 Harrai
Nearest town Mahārājpur 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur 14 km

Villages closest to Harrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harrai village had a population of 676. That makes it the 105th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Harrai village has 363 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harrai has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Harrai covers 548.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harrai falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harrai is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harrai.

Harrai is about 12 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harrai is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Mahārājpur is about 6.0 km away. Chhatarpur is about 12 km away. Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari (2.3 km), Kanti (4.1 km) and Niwari (4.4 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.