About Harnar Village

Harnar is one of the larger villages in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,540, made up of 3,436 males and 3,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429 hectares hectares.

Harnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	429 hectares
Population	6,540
Male Population	3,436
Female Population	3,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harnar compares

By the 2011 count Harnar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 429 hectares work out to about 15 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 928.

Getting to Harnar

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

Harnar 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 Harnar
Nearest railway station	Jhaua	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	15 km
District headquarters	Katihar	22 km

Villages closest to Harnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnar village had a population of 6,540. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Harnar village has 3,436 males and 3,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnar has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Harnar covers 429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harnar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harnar is Jhaua, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance for Harnar.

Harnar 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.

Harnar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Jhaua is about 3.9 km away. Barsoi is about 15 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.