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About Harwadanga Village

Harwadanga is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 419 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwadanga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855107
Area (hectares) 30.07 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 419
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harwadanga compares

By the 2011 count Harwadanga is the 103rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 30.07 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Harwadanga

The census records public bus service for Harwadanga as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harwadanga from other places

Harwadanga lies about 33 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, 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 Harwadanga
Nearest town Arāria 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 14 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 18 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 33 km

Villages closest to Harwadanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwadanga village had a population of 795. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Harwadanga village has 419 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwadanga has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Harwadanga is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harwadanga covers 30.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harwadanga falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harwadanga is Kusiargaon, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harwadanga.

Harwadanga is about 33 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwadanga is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Arāria is about 12 km away. Kochadhamin is about 14 km away. Kusiargaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (5.6 km), Majkuri (7.1 km) and Balia (7.1 km).

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

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