About Harswar Village

Harswar is a large village in Harlakhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,585, made up of 1,852 males and 1,733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harswar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Harlakhi
Pincode	847240
Area (hectares)	267.1 hectares
Population	3,585
Male Population	1,852
Female Population	1,733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harswar compares

By the 2011 count Harswar is the 23rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents. Its 267.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Harswar

Harswar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harswar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harswar from other places

Harswar lies about 25 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), 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 Harswar
Tehsil headquarters	Harlakhi	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar (Nepal Railways)	18 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	18 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	25 km

Villages closest to Harswar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harswar village had a population of 3,585. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents.

Harswar village has 1,852 males and 1,733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harswar has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Harswar is 847240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harswar covers 267.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harswar falls under Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harswar is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 18 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 village for Harswar.

Harswar is about 25 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harswar is in Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Harlakhi is about 8.7 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 18 km away. Jainagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.