Harraiya
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Harraiya हर्रैया |
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| Town (Sub-District) | |
 Harraiya
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| Coordinates: 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°ECoordinates: 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Basti |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 13,454 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 272135 |
| Telephone code | 05546 |
Harraiya is a Tehsil, town and a nagar panchayat in Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In the freedom struggle of 1857, about 250 martyrs of Amorha State of Harraiya Tehsil were hanged by the British Government from peepal trees located at Chhawani.
There is an Epic story about its name that Lord Ram with Sita And Lakshman traveled this way in the Ramayan era. So it was then called as Harirahiya in Awadhi which later turned into Harraiya. It is also a legislative assembly.
Harraiya is located at 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°E.
As of 2011[update] India census, Harraiya had a population of 13454. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Harraiya has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 56%. In Harraiya, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.30% of Population is over 50 year of age.
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