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About Harraiya Village

Harraiya is a large village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,103, made up of 2,126 males and 1,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1035.06 hectares hectares.

Harraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harraiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 1035.06 hectares
Population 4,103
Male Population 2,126
Female Population 1,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harraiya compares

By the 2011 count Harraiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 1035.06 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Harraiya

Harraiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harraiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harraiya from other places

Harraiya lies about 36 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Amdara, about 9.5 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 Harraiya
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Amdara 9.5 km
Nearest town Maihar 26 km
District headquarters Katni 36 km

Villages closest to Harraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harraiya village had a population of 4,103. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Harraiya village has 2,126 males and 1,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harraiya has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Harraiya covers 1035.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harraiya falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harraiya is Amdara, about 9.5 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 village for Harraiya.

Harraiya is about 36 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harraiya is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 7.8 km away. Amdara is about 9.5 km away. Maihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanwahi (under 2 km), Amraiya (1.8 km) and Durjanpur (2.4 km).

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

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