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About Harni Village

Harni is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 125 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 125
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harni compares

By the 2011 count Harni is the 116th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Harni

Harni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Harni from other places

Harni lies about 39 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 29 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 Bandgaon 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 29 km
Nearest town Khunti 29 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 39 km

Villages closest to Harni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harni village had a population of 250. That makes it the 116th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Harni village has 125 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harni has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Harni is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harni covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harni falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harni is Sonua, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harni.

Harni is about 39 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harni is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 5.8 km away. Sonua is about 29 km away. Khunti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lagura (under 2 km), Kuadih (under 2 km) and Kudadih (under 2 km).

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

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