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About Harna Village

Harna is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,502, made up of 743 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares.

Harna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 1,502
Male Population 743
Female Population 759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harna compares

By the 2011 count Harna is the 49th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 238 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 928.

Getting to Harna

Harna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harna as Available within <5 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 Harna from other places

Harna lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 9.7 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 Harna
Tehsil headquarters Obra 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt 9.7 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 11 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 21 km

Villages closest to Harna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harna village had a population of 1,502. That makes it the 49th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Harna village has 743 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harna has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Harna covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harna falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harna is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 9.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harna.

Harna is about 21 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harna is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 5.2 km away. Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt is about 9.7 km away. Daudnagar 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 Mastalichak (under 2 km), Gamhariya (under 2 km) and Noawan (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Harna today is likely to be higher.

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