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About Harghata Village

Harghata is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 374 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harghata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 233310
Area (hectares) 21.16 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 374
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harghata compares

By the 2011 count Harghata is the 226th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 21.16 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Harghata

Harghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harghata as Available within 10+ 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 Harghata from other places

Harghata lies about 155 km from Ghazipur. 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 Harghata
Nearest town Phulpur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 30 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 155 km

Villages closest to Harghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harghata village had a population of 770. That makes it the 226th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Harghata village has 374 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harghata has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Harghata is 233310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harghata covers 21.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harghata falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Harghata notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Harghata.

Harghata is about 155 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harghata is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Phulpur is about 6.2 km away. Jakhania is about 30 km away. Ghazipur is about 155 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Mahatab (under 2 km), Hasuwatal (under 2 km) and Jolhata (under 2 km).

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

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