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About Harnad Village

Harnad is a mid sized village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 393 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Pincode 829115
Area (hectares) 116.75 hectares
Population 791
Male Population 393
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harnad compares

By the 2011 count Harnad is the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 116.75 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Harnad

Harnad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harnad as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Harnad from other places

Harnad lies about 28 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 13 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 Harnad
Tehsil headquarters Kasmar 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Barlanga 13 km
Nearest town Jāridih 27 km
District headquarters Bokaro 28 km

Villages closest to Harnad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnad village had a population of 791. That makes it the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Harnad village has 393 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnad has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Harnad is 829115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnad covers 116.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harnad falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harnad is Barlanga, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harnad.

Harnad is about 28 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnad is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about 9.1 km away. Barlanga is about 13 km away. Jāridih is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira Chatar (under 2 km), Khudibera (under 2 km) and Karma (under 2 km).

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

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