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About Harnaha Village

Harnaha is a large village in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,369, made up of 1,193 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares.

Harnaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 2,369
Male Population 1,193
Female Population 1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Harnaha compares

By the 2011 count Harnaha is the 32nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Harnaha

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

Harnaha lies about 42 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kursela, about 9.9 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 Harnaha
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Kursela 9.9 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 42 km

Villages closest to Harnaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnaha village had a population of 2,369. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Harnaha village has 1,193 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnaha has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Harnaha covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harnaha falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harnaha is Kursela, about 9.9 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 Harnaha.

Harnaha is about 42 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnaha is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 9.2 km away. Kursela is about 9.9 km away. Naugachhia 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 Bairia (2.3 km), Bairma (2.3 km) and Dhusar (2.4 km).

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

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