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About Harnota Khas Village

Harnota Khas is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,185, made up of 607 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnota Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnota Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 1,185
Male Population 607
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harnota Khas compares

By the 2011 count Harnota Khas is the 19th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Harnota Khas

Harnota Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harnota Khas 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 Harnota Khas from other places

Harnota Khas 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 Harnota Khas
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 Harnota Khas

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 Harnota Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnota Khas village had a population of 1,185. That makes it the 19th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Harnota Khas village has 607 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnota Khas has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Harnota Khas is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnota Khas covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harnota Khas falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harnota Khas 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harnota Khas.

Harnota Khas 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.

Harnota Khas 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 Harnota Khas today is likely to be higher.

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