About Harni Village

Harni is a mid sized village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 331 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	41.97 hectares
Population	660
Male Population	331
Female Population	329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harni compares

By the 2011 count Harni is the 41st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 41.97 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

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 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 Harni from other places

Harni lies about 57 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 17 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	Gawan	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	17 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	37 km
District headquarters	Giridih	57 km

Villages closest to Harni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gawan 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 660. That makes it the 41st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Harni village has 331 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harni has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Harni is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harni covers 41.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harni falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harni is Dhanwar, about 17 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 village for Harni.

Harni is about 57 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harni is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 5.2 km away. Dhanwar is about 17 km away. Kodarma is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.