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About Harna Village

Harna is a mid sized village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 348 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 73.95 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 348
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Harna compares

By the 2011 count Harna is the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 73.95 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Harna

Harna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harna from other places

Harna lies about 24 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 8.3 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 Harna
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 8.3 km
Nearest town Gumia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 24 km
District headquarters Palamu 24 km

Villages closest to Harna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 Harna

As per the Census of India 2011, Harna village had a population of 663. That makes it the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Harna village has 348 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harna has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Harna is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harna covers 73.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harna falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harna is Dumri Bihar, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harna.

Harna is about 24 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harna is in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 8.3 km away. Gumia is about 13 km away. Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharar (under 2 km), Karma (4.2 km) and Karnima (4.2 km).

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

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