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About Harra Village

Harra is one of the larger villages in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,276, made up of 2,761 males and 2,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2096.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 232225
Area (hectares) 2096.16 hectares
Population 5,276
Male Population 2,761
Female Population 2,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harra compares

By the 2011 count Harra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 2096.16 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Harra

Harra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harra from other places

Harra lies about 31 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Paras Pani, about 21 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 Harra
Nearest railway station Paras Pani 21 km
Nearest town Obra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 31 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 31 km

Villages closest to Harra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harra village had a population of 5,276. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Harra village has 2,761 males and 2,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harra has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Harra is 232225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harra covers 2096.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harra falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harra is Paras Pani, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Harra.

Harra is about 31 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harra is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Paras Pani is about 21 km away. Obra is about 25 km away. Robertsganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaghiya (2.8 km), Chargara (5.2 km) and Jharia (5.9 km).

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

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