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About Harnota Village

Harnota is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 231 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 231
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harnota compares

By the 2011 count Harnota is the 78th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Harnota

Harnota is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harnota 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harnota from other places

Harnota 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
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

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnota village had a population of 465. That makes it the 78th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Harnota village has 231 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnota has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Harnota covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Harnota is Koparlahar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Harnota.

Harnota 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 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 today is likely to be higher.

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