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About Harnera Village

Harnera is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 332 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 177.66 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 332
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harnera compares

By the 2011 count Harnera is the 25th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 177.66 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Harnera

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

Harnera lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 13 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 Harnera
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km

Villages closest to Harnera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnera village had a population of 673. That makes it the 25th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Harnera village has 332 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnera has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Harnera is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnera covers 177.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harnera falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harnera is Harsar Dehri, about 13 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 Harnera.

Harnera is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnera is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 5.2 km away. Harsar Dehri is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahar I (1.6 km), Bharial (2.1 km) and Sirmani (2.7 km).

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

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