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About Harnathpur Village

Harnathpur is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,142, made up of 1,134 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares.

Harnathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnathpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 2,142
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harnathpur compares

By the 2011 count Harnathpur is the 44th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Harnathpur

Harnathpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harnathpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harnathpur from other places

Harnathpur lies about 59 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 18 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 Harnathpur
Nearest railway station Kanki 18 km
Nearest town Arāria 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 34 km
District headquarters Katihar 59 km

Villages closest to Harnathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnathpur village had a population of 2,142. That makes it the 44th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Harnathpur village has 1,134 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnathpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Harnathpur covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harnathpur falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harnathpur is Kanki, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Harnathpur.

Harnathpur is about 59 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnathpur is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Kanki is about 18 km away. Arāria is about 21 km away. Kadwa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalalpur (3.8 km), Mokaria (6.2 km) and Babhangaon (6.2 km).

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

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