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About Harnotta Village

Harnotta is a mid sized village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 304 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnotta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnotta village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184203
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 304
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harnotta compares

By the 2011 count Harnotta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Harnotta

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

Harnotta lies about 40 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 34 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 Harnotta
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 14 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 34 km
District headquarters Kathua 40 km

Villages closest to Harnotta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnotta village had a population of 567. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Harnotta village has 304 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnotta has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Harnotta is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnotta covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harnotta falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Harnotta is Budhi, about 34 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 Harnotta.

Harnotta is about 40 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnotta is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 14 km away. Budhi is about 34 km away. Kathua 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 Dhamlar (under 2 km), Lakhari (under 2 km) and Sadrota (under 2 km).

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

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