About Harni Village

Harni is a mid sized village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 593 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harni village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mendhar
Pincode	185111
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	1,192
Male Population	593
Female Population	599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harni compares

By the 2011 count Harni is the 34th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 1014.

Getting to Harni

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

Harni lies about 21 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 66 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 Harni
Tehsil headquarters	Mendhar	6.5 km
District headquarters	Punch	21 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	21 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	66 km

Villages closest to Harni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harni village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 34th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Harni village has 593 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harni has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Harni is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harni covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harni falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Harni is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 66 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 Harni.

Harni is about 21 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harni is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Mendhar is about 6.5 km away. Punch is about 21 km away. Pūnch is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.