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About Haragarh Village

Haragarh is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 393 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,234 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haragarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haragarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246431
Area (hectares) 254.79 hectares
Population 878
Male Population 393
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,234
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haragarh compares

By the 2011 count Haragarh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 254.79 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Haragarh

Haragarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haragarh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Haragarh from other places

Haragarh lies about 33 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 83 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 Haragarh
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 7.3 km
District headquarters Chamoli 33 km
Nearest town Pauri 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 83 km

Villages closest to Haragarh

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 Haragarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Haragarh village had a population of 878. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Haragarh village has 393 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haragarh has about 1234 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Haragarh is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haragarh covers 254.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haragarh falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Haragarh is Ramnagar, about 83 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 10+ km distance for Haragarh.

Haragarh is about 33 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haragarh is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 7.3 km away. Chamoli is about 33 km away. Pauri is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bair Bagar (under 2 km), Kulagar (under 2 km) and Pala Bagar (under 2 km).

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

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