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About Harrai Village

Harrai is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 299 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares.

Harrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 299
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harrai compares

By the 2011 count Harrai is the 88th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Harrai

Harrai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harrai as Available within village. 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 Harrai from other places

Harrai lies about 33 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Patohan, about 18 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 railway station Patohan 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 33 km
District headquarters Katni 33 km
Nearest town Murwāra 33 km

Villages closest to Harrai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhimarkheda 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 619. That makes it the 88th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Harrai village has 299 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harrai has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Harrai covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harrai falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harrai is Patohan, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harrai.

Harrai is about 33 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harrai is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Patohan is about 18 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 33 km away. Katni is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhinna (8.1 km), Kudri (11 km) and Kudwari (11 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.

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