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About Harahi Village

Harahi is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,736, made up of 1,378 males and 1,358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.36 hectares hectares.

Harahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 388.36 hectares
Population 2,736
Male Population 1,378
Female Population 1,358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harahi compares

By the 2011 count Harahi is the 57th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 388.36 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Harahi

Harahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harahi as Available within 5 - 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 Harahi from other places

Harahi lies about 14 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 1.7 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 Harahi
Nearest railway station Mihrawan 1.7 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 20 km

Villages closest to Harahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harahi village had a population of 2,736. That makes it the 57th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Harahi village has 1,378 males and 1,358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harahi has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Harahi covers 388.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harahi falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harahi is Mihrawan, about 1.7 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 km distance for Harahi.

Harahi is about 14 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harahi is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 1.7 km away. Jaunpur is about 14 km away. Shahganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonikpur (under 2 km), Urali (1.5 km) and Sandha (3.2 km).

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

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