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About Harnathpur Village

Harnathpur is a large village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,536, made up of 2,243 males and 2,293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417 hectares hectares.

Harnathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnathpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 417 hectares
Population 4,536
Male Population 2,243
Female Population 2,293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harnathpur compares

By the 2011 count Harnathpur is the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 417 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Harnathpur

Harnathpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harnathpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Harnathpur from other places

Harnathpur lies about 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 15 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 Harnathpur
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 15 km
Nearest town Maniar 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 21 km

Villages closest to Harnathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnathpur village had a population of 4,536. That makes it the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Harnathpur village has 2,243 males and 2,293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnathpur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1051.

Harnathpur covers 417 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harnathpur falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harnathpur is Duraundha Junction, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Harnathpur.

Harnathpur is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnathpur is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 5.6 km away. Duraundha Junction is about 15 km away. Maniar 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 Padartha (under 2 km), Gonaria (2.0 km) and Deopur (2.2 km).

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

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