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About Haragaon Village

Haragaon is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 34 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haragaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246440
Area (hectares) 29.29 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 34
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haragaon compares

By the 2011 count Haragaon is the 184th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 29.29 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Haragaon

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

Haragaon lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 82 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 Haragaon
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 14 km
District headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 42 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 82 km

Villages closest to Haragaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haragaon village had a population of 72. That makes it the 184th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Haragaon village has 34 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haragaon has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Haragaon is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haragaon covers 29.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haragaon falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Haragaon is Kotdwara, about 82 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Haragaon.

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

Haragaon is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bacchuwa Ban Talla (under 2 km), Bauli Laga Tal (under 2 km) and Farakande Talli (under 2 km).

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

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