# Harrai Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/harrai/ Village · Parasia, Chhindwara # Harrai Harrai is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,407 people in 741 households**, the 4th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%. - 3,407people (2011) - 741households - 73.5%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Harrai PIN code and other codes Harrai falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockParasia - Census village code494722 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Harrai from nearby towns? - Parasia (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)30 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Harrai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Harrai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Parasia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Harrai known for? About 42% of the 637 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Harrai Of every 100 households in Harrai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Harrai · ■ Parasia rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **75% Toilet within the home ****23%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **81% Tap water ****88%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **87% Use banking services ****38%** **47% Television ****42%** **24% Mobile phone ****27%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **48% Own their home ****67%** **82% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Harrai? ■ Harrai · ■ Parasia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **67.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988** **985 Working population ****32.0%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 63.0% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 170 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 696 (64%) · **■** Marginal 178 (16%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Parasia - Jhurre Mal3,679 people - Bhamodi3,577 people - Rawanwada3,431 people - Jatachhapar2,800 people - Damua2,313 people - Bhajipani2,296 people - Mayawadi2,149 people [All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Harrai from Chhindwara?30 km by road - What is the population of Harrai?3,407 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harrai in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Harrai?73.5% (Census 2011)