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About Harnahi Village

Harnahi is a small village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 115 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares.

Harnahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 115
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harnahi compares

By the 2011 count Harnahi is the 109th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Harnahi

Harnahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harnahi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Harnahi from other places

Harnahi lies about 44 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 26 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 Harnahi
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 13 km
Nearest town Bagaha 13 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 26 km
District headquarters Gaya 44 km

Villages closest to Harnahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnahi village had a population of 238. That makes it the 109th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Harnahi village has 115 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnahi has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Harnahi covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harnahi falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harnahi is Paharpur, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harnahi.

Harnahi is about 44 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnahi is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 13 km away. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Paharpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotki Chanpi (1.9 km), Barki Chanpi (2.1 km) and Dang (2.6 km).

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

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