About Harwan Village

Harwan is a large village in Sopore tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,762, made up of 1,393 males and 1,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Sopore
Pincode	193201
Area (hectares)	255.4 hectares
Population	2,762
Male Population	1,393
Female Population	1,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harwan compares

By the 2011 count Harwan is the 18th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents. Its 255.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Harwan from other places

Harwan lies about 22 km from Baramula. 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	Sopore	14 km
Nearest town	Sopur	14 km
District headquarters	Baramula	22 km

Villages closest to Harwan

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

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Common questions about Harwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwan village had a population of 2,762. That makes it the 18th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents.

Harwan village has 1,393 males and 1,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwan has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Harwan is 193201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harwan covers 255.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harwan falls under Sopore tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Harwan notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Harwan.

Harwan is about 22 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwan is in Sopore tehsil of Baramula district. Sopore is about 14 km away. Sopur is about 14 km away. Baramula is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.