About Harna Village

Harna is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 260 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares.

Harna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	515
Male Population	260
Female Population	255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harna compares

By the 2011 count Harna is the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Harna

Harna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Harna from other places

Harna 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 Harna
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	6.4 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	24 km
District headquarters	Gaya	28 km

Villages closest to Harna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harna village had a population of 515. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Harna village has 260 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harna has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Harna covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harna falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harna 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 10+ km distance for Harna.

Harna 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.

Harna is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 6.4 km away. Sherghāti is about 6.4 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.