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About Harnaira Village

Harnaira is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 26 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnaira village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 57.01 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 26
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harnaira compares

By the 2011 count Harnaira is the 175th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 57.01 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Harnaira

Harnaira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harnaira as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harnaira from other places

Harnaira lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Harnaira
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 22 km

Villages closest to Harnaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnaira village had a population of 48. That makes it the 175th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Harnaira village has 26 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnaira has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Harnaira is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnaira covers 57.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harnaira falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harnaira is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harnaira.

Harnaira is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnaira is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhareal (under 2 km), Dunihar (under 2 km) and Har (under 2 km).

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

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