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About Harna Village

Harna is a large village in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,309, made up of 2,162 males and 2,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Andhratharhi
Pincode 847404
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 4,309
Male Population 2,162
Female Population 2,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harna compares

By the 2011 count Harna is the 15th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Harna

Harna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harna from other places

Harna lies about 21 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Chandeshwarsthan, about 3.7 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
Nearest railway station Chandeshwarsthan 3.7 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Andhratharhi 8.5 km
District headquarters Madhubani 21 km

Villages closest to Harna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harna village had a population of 4,309. That makes it the 15th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Harna village has 2,162 males and 2,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harna has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Harna is 847404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harna covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harna falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harna is Chandeshwarsthan, about 3.7 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 village for Harna.

Harna is about 21 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harna is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Chandeshwarsthan is about 3.7 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 6.2 km away. Andhratharhi is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaduar (under 2 km), Karnpur (1.8 km) and Harri (2.1 km).

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

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