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About Harrai Village

Harrai is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 669, made up of 346 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.6 hectares hectares.

Harrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 293.6 hectares
Population 669
Male Population 346
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 97th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 293.6 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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 58 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Binaiki, about 28 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 Lakhnadon 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Binaiki 28 km
Nearest town Nainpur 49 km
District headquarters Seoni 58 km

Villages closest to Harrai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhnadon 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 669. That makes it the 97th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Harrai village has 346 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harrai has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Harrai covers 293.6 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 Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harrai is Binaiki, about 28 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 58 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 Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhnadon is about 6.6 km away. Binaiki is about 28 km away. Nainpur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarasdol (under 2 km), Gandhila (2.1 km) and Nagadahar (2.7 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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