Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj
# Harakha

Harakha is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,249 people in 200 households, the 343rd largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.
- 1,249 people (2011)
- 200 households
- 77.0% literacy
- 922 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harakha

Of every 100 households in Harakha in 2011, 28 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Harakha · ■ Maharajganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 28% 19%
- Toilet within the home 26% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 80%
- Tap water 5% 42%
- Drinking water within premises 44% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 96%
- Use banking services 98% 84%
- Television 29% 20%
- Mobile phone 74% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 19% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 10% 8%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Harakha?

■ Harakha · ■ Maharajganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.0% 64.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 922 952
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 882 928
- Working population 40.8% 39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 64.3% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (3%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 25 (5%) · ■ Marginal 456 (90%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Maharajganj
- Tola Kishunpur 1,300 people
- Karamahi 1,285 people
- Narayanpur 1,283 people
- Siswa Babu 1,255 people
- Mundera Khurd 1,225 people
- Basntpur Raja 1,207 people
- Chainpur 1,184 people
- Rudalapur 1,179 people

All 449 villages in Maharajganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Harakha? 1,249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harakha in? Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Harakha? 77.0% (Census 2011)

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