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About Harkarwa Village

Harkarwa is a large village in Piprarhi tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,127, made up of 1,096 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkarwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheohar
Tehsil Piprarhi
Pincode 843329
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 2,127
Male Population 1,096
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harkarwa compares

By the 2011 count Harkarwa is the 18th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,128 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Harkarwa

Harkarwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harkarwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Belwa Narkatia Nizamat, Chak Fateh, Chatauna Urf Gopinathpur and Dhankaul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Harkarwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkarwa village had a population of 2,127. That makes it the 18th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,128 residents.

Harkarwa village has 1,096 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkarwa has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Harkarwa is 843329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkarwa covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harkarwa falls under Piprarhi tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The census record for Harkarwa notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Harkarwa.

Harkarwa is in Piprarhi tehsil of Sheohar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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