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About Harnagar Village

Harnagar is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,858, made up of 1,492 males and 1,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Harnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 2,858
Male Population 1,492
Female Population 1,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harnagar compares

By the 2011 count Harnagar is the 28th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Harnagar

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

How far is Harnagar from other places

Harnagar lies about 22 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Jhaua, about 3.9 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 Harnagar
Nearest railway station Jhaua 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 5.8 km
District headquarters Katihar 22 km

Villages closest to Harnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnagar village had a population of 2,858. That makes it the 28th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Harnagar village has 1,492 males and 1,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnagar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Harnagar covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harnagar falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harnagar is Jhaua, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harnagar.

Harnagar is about 22 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnagar is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Jhaua is about 3.9 km away. Azamnagar is about 5.8 km away. Katihar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaura (under 2 km), Ghordah (under 2 km) and Arihana (under 2 km).

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

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