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About Harrai Village

Harrai is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 519 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.61 hectares hectares.

Harrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 575.61 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 519
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harrai compares

By the 2011 count Harrai is the 71st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 575.61 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 875.

Getting to Harrai

Harrai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harrai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 39 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Parakheda, about 11 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 Parakheda 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 31 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 39 km

Villages closest to Harrai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pohri 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 957. That makes it the 71st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Harrai village has 519 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harrai has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Harrai covers 575.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harrai falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harrai is Parakheda, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harrai.

Harrai is about 39 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harrai is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Parakheda is about 11 km away. Pohri is about 31 km away. Shivpuri is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silpari (1.5 km), Sakatpur (2.9 km) and Deopur (3.3 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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