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About Harma Village

Harma is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 165 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harma village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174305
Area (hectares) 93.18 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 165
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harma compares

By the 2011 count Harma is the 44th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 93.18 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Harma

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

Harma lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Harma
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Harma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harma village had a population of 360. That makes it the 44th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Harma village has 165 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harma has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Harma is 174305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harma covers 93.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harma falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harma is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harma.

Harma is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harma is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Barsar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhutlahar (under 2 km), Charjeri (under 2 km) and D P F Pukhru Dhar Jakh I (under 2 km).

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

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