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About Harwani Village

Harwani is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 240 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 91.26 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 240
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harwani compares

By the 2011 count Harwani is the 51st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 91.26 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Harwani

Harwani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harwani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Harwani from other places

Harwani 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 Harwani
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 40 km

Villages closest to Harwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwani village had a population of 505. That makes it the 51st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Harwani village has 240 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwani has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Harwani is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harwani covers 91.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harwani falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harwani 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harwani.

Harwani 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.

Harwani is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Olinda is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauk (under 2 km), D P F Banon (5.1 km) and Chandru (5.7 km).

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

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