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About Harnatha Village

Harnatha is one of the larger villages in Pakri Dayal tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,286, made up of 3,781 males and 3,505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnatha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Pakri Dayal
Pincode 845418
Area (hectares) 456.1 hectares
Population 7,286
Male Population 3,781
Female Population 3,505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harnatha compares

By the 2011 count Harnatha is the 7th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,832 residents. Its 456.1 hectares work out to about 16 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 938.

Getting to Harnatha

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

Harnatha lies about 28 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Pipra, about 6.9 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 Harnatha
Nearest railway station Pipra 6.9 km
Nearest town Chākia 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakri Dayal 16 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 28 km

Villages closest to Harnatha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakri Dayal 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 Harnatha

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnatha village had a population of 7,286. That makes it the 7th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,832 residents.

Harnatha village has 3,781 males and 3,505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnatha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Harnatha is 845418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnatha covers 456.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harnatha falls under Pakri Dayal tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harnatha is Pipra, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harnatha.

Harnatha is about 28 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnatha is in Pakri Dayal tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Pipra is about 6.9 km away. Chākia is about 7.4 km away. Pakri Dayal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaita (7.4 km), Majhaulia (15 km) and Mathia (22 km).

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

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