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About Harrai Village

Harrai is a mid sized village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 285 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.04 hectares hectares.

Harrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 236.04 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 285
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harrai compares

By the 2011 count Harrai is the 95th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 236.04 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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 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 Harrai from other places

Harrai lies about 62 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Ghunsore, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 16 km
Nearest railway station Ghunsore 16 km
Nearest town Nainpur 34 km
District headquarters Seoni 62 km

Villages closest to Harrai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansaur 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 563. That makes it the 95th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Harrai village has 285 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harrai has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Harrai covers 236.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harrai falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harrai is Ghunsore, about 16 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 village for Harrai.

Harrai is about 62 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harrai is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Ghansaur is about 16 km away. Ghunsore is about 16 km away. Nainpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahani (1.8 km), Bamhanwada (2.5 km) and Darot Khurd (4.0 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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