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About Harwan Village

Harwan is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 65 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175033
Area (hectares) 42.75 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 65
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harwan compares

By the 2011 count Harwan is the 117th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 42.75 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1051.

Getting to Harwan

Harwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Harwan from other places

Harwan lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 40 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 Harwan
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 2.8 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 40 km

Villages closest to Harwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwan village had a population of 133. That makes it the 117th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Harwan village has 65 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwan has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Harwan is 175033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harwan covers 42.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harwan falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harwan is Olinda, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Harwan.

Harwan is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwan is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 2.8 km away. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Mandi 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 Tung Batalri (under 2 km), Chauk (under 2 km) and Dhanalag (1.7 km).

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

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