About Harganwan Village

Harganwan is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,776, made up of 1,949 males and 1,827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harganwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harganwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Pincode	811101
Area (hectares)	223 hectares
Population	3,776
Male Population	1,949
Female Population	1,827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Harganwan compares

By the 2011 count Harganwan is the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Harganwan

Harganwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harganwan 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 Harganwan from other places

Harganwan lies about 18 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Pawapuri Road, about 5.7 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 Harganwan
Nearest railway station	Pawapuri Road	5.7 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	18 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	18 km

Villages closest to Harganwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harganwan village had a population of 3,776. That makes it the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Harganwan village has 1,949 males and 1,827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harganwan has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Harganwan is 811101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harganwan covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harganwan falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harganwan is Pawapuri Road, about 5.7 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 Harganwan.

Harganwan is about 18 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harganwan is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Pawapuri Road is about 5.7 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 7.7 km away. Asthawan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.