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About Harigaon Village

Harigaon is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 652 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.76 hectares hectares.

Harigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harigaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 151.76 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 652
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Harigaon compares

By the 2011 count Harigaon is the 238th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 151.76 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Harigaon

Harigaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harigaon 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harigaon from other places

Harigaon lies about 28 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Sarju, about 12 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 Harigaon
Nearest railway station Sarju 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 13 km
District headquarters Gonda 28 km

Villages closest to Harigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harigaon village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 238th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Harigaon village has 652 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harigaon has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Harigaon covers 151.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harigaon falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harigaon is Sarju, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Harigaon.

Harigaon is about 28 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harigaon is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Sarju is about 12 km away. Colonelganj is about 13 km away. Gonda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bas Bhariya (under 2 km), Belahari (under 2 km) and Bhagahariya Puremitai (under 2 km).

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

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