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About Harnahi Village

Harnahi is one of the larger villages in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,567, made up of 3,445 males and 3,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Raxaul
Pincode 845035
Area (hectares) 467 hectares
Population 6,567
Male Population 3,445
Female Population 3,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harnahi compares

By the 2011 count Harnahi is the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 467 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Harnahi

Harnahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harnahi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harnahi from other places

Harnahi lies about 34 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Masnadih, about 3.1 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 Harnahi
Nearest railway station Masnadih 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Raxaul 4.9 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 34 km

Villages closest to Harnahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnahi village had a population of 6,567. That makes it the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Harnahi village has 3,445 males and 3,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnahi has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Harnahi is 845035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnahi covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harnahi falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harnahi is Masnadih, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harnahi.

Harnahi is about 34 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnahi is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Masnadih is about 3.1 km away. Raxaul is about 4.9 km away. Purba Champaran is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mashna Dih (under 2 km), Sihorwa (under 2 km) and Kananaparshotimpur (1.8 km).

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

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