About Harna Village

Harna is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,275, made up of 1,682 males and 1,593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares.

Harna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Baisa
Area (hectares)	199 hectares
Population	3,275
Male Population	1,682
Female Population	1,593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harna compares

By the 2011 count Harna is the 12th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 199 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Harna

Harna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harna 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harna from other places

Harna lies about 38 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, 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 Harna
Nearest railway station	Kanki	18 km
Nearest town	Arāria	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baisa	23 km
District headquarters	Purnia	38 km

Villages closest to Harna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harna village had a population of 3,275. That makes it the 12th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Harna village has 1,682 males and 1,593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harna has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Harna covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harna falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harna is Kanki, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Harna.

Harna is about 38 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harna is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 18 km away. Arāria is about 21 km away. Baisa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.