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About Harhua Village

Harhua is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,221, made up of 1,184 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harhua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Pincode 221105
Area (hectares) 47.07 hectares
Population 2,221
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harhua compares

By the 2011 count Harhua is the 76th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 47.07 hectares work out to about 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Harhua

Harhua 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 Harhua 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harhua from other places

Harhua lies about 38 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Parsipur, about 3.4 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 Harhua
Nearest railway station Parsipur 3.4 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 30 km
District headquarters Varanasi 38 km

Villages closest to Harhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harhua village had a population of 2,221. That makes it the 76th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Harhua village has 1,184 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhua has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Harhua is 221105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harhua covers 47.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harhua falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harhua is Parsipur, about 3.4 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 village for Harhua.

Harhua is about 38 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harhua is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Parsipur is about 3.4 km away. Bhadohi is about 8.8 km away. Pindra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpura (2.4 km), Koiran (3.6 km) and Tarapur (4.1 km).

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

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