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About Harigana Village

Harigana is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 322 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harigana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harigana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273403
Area (hectares) 49.69 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 322
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harigana compares

By the 2011 count Harigana is the 213th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 49.69 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Harigana

Harigana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harigana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Harigana from other places

Harigana lies about 28 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 25 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 Harigana
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 25 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 26 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 28 km

Villages closest to Harigana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harigana village had a population of 627. That makes it the 213th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Harigana village has 322 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harigana has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Harigana is 273403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harigana covers 49.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harigana falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harigana is Kusmhi, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harigana.

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

Harigana is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 4.3 km away. Kusmhi is about 25 km away. Rūdarpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahatha (under 2 km), Piparpati (under 2 km) and Kanapar (under 2 km).

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

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