About Harwa Village

Harwa is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,166, made up of 630 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Pincode	854329
Area (hectares)	174 hectares
Population	1,166
Male Population	630
Female Population	536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harwa compares

By the 2011 count Harwa is the 63rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Harwa

Harwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harwa from other places

Harwa lies about 12 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 18 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 Harwa
District headquarters	Araria	12 km
Nearest town	Arāria	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	18 km

Villages closest to Harwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasi 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.

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Common questions about Harwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwa village had a population of 1,166. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Harwa village has 630 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwa has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Harwa is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harwa covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harwa falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harwa is Kusiargaon, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Harwa.

Harwa is about 12 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwa is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Araria is about 12 km away. Arāria is about 12 km away. Palasi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.