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About Harakha Village

Harakha is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,249, made up of 650 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harakha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 274301
Area (hectares) 162.18 hectares
Population 1,249
Male Population 650
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harakha compares

By the 2011 count Harakha is the 308th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 162.18 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Harakha

Harakha 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 Harakha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harakha from other places

Harakha lies about 39 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Khushal Nagar, about 1.9 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 Harakha
Nearest railway station Khushal Nagar 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 22 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 22 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 39 km

Villages closest to Harakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harakha village had a population of 1,249. That makes it the 308th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Harakha village has 650 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harakha has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Harakha is 274301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harakha covers 162.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harakha falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harakha is Khushal Nagar, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harakha.

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

Harakha is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Khushal Nagar is about 1.9 km away. Maharajganj is about 22 km away. Mahārāganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harakhi (under 2 km), Khunta Maidan (1.9 km) and Pipara Barhaman Urf Barigaon (2.1 km).

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

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