About Harkaina Village

Harkaina is a mid sized village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,398, made up of 745 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkaina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkaina village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Motihari
Pincode	845401
Area (hectares)	187 hectares
Population	1,398
Male Population	745
Female Population	653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harkaina compares

By the 2011 count Harkaina is the 44th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Harkaina

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

Harkaina lies about 14 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bapudham Motihari, about 5.8 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 Harkaina
Tehsil headquarters	Motihari	5.5 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bapudham Motihari	5.8 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	14 km

Villages closest to Harkaina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkaina village had a population of 1,398. That makes it the 44th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Harkaina village has 745 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkaina has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Harkaina is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkaina covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harkaina falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harkaina is Bapudham Motihari, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harkaina.

Harkaina is about 14 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harkaina is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Motihari is about 5.5 km away. Mothīhāri is about 5.5 km away. Bapudham Motihari is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.