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About Harra Village

Harra is a small village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 190 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 60.29 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 190
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harra compares

By the 2011 count Harra is the 181st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 60.29 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Harra

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

Harra lies about 2.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 8.2 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
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 11 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 22 km

Villages closest to Harra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 380. That makes it the 181st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Harra village has 190 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Harra is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harra covers 60.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harra falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harra is Surja Kama, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Harra.

Harra is about 2.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harra is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 2.9 km away. Surja Kama is about 8.2 km away. Karandighi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalibari (under 2 km), Ghordha (under 2 km) and Jalalpur (under 2 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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