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About Harsakri Village

Harsakri is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 53 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harsakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsakri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 18.89 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 53
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harsakri compares

By the 2011 count Harsakri is the 164th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 18.89 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Harsakri

Harsakri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harsakri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harsakri from other places

Harsakri lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about 4.1 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 Harsakri
Nearest railway station Baijnath Mandir 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 4.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Harsakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsakri village had a population of 111. That makes it the 164th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Harsakri village has 53 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsakri has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Harsakri is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harsakri covers 18.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harsakri falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harsakri is Baijnath Mandir, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harsakri.

Harsakri is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harsakri is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Mandir is about 4.1 km away. Baijnath is about 4.6 km away. Kangra is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pansoa (under 2 km), Gharnot (under 2 km) and Nauhra (under 2 km).

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

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