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About Harnarayanpur Village

Harnarayanpur is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 54 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares.

Harnarayanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnarayanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 54
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harnarayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Harnarayanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Harnarayanpur

Harnarayanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harnarayanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Harnarayanpur from other places

Harnarayanpur lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 24 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 Harnarayanpur
Nearest town Sherghāti 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 11 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 24 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Harnarayanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnarayanpur village had a population of 97. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Harnarayanpur village has 54 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnarayanpur has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Harnarayanpur covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harnarayanpur falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harnarayanpur is Paraiya, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harnarayanpur.

Harnarayanpur is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnarayanpur is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 6.4 km away. Gurua is about 11 km away. Paraiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samda (3.2 km), Sagahi (3.7 km) and Rampur (3.7 km).

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

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