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About Harwe Village

Harwe is a mid sized village in Mandu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 459 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Mandu
Pincode 829134
Area (hectares) 472.54 hectares
Population 895
Male Population 459
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harwe compares

By the 2011 count Harwe is the 42nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,925 residents. Its 472.54 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Harwe

Harwe is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harwe as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Harwe from other places

Harwe lies about 10 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Chainpur, about 2.8 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 Harwe
Nearest railway station Chainpur 2.8 km
Nearest town Kuju 7.4 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandu 15 km

Villages closest to Harwe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwe village had a population of 895. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,925 residents.

Harwe village has 459 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwe has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Harwe is 829134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harwe covers 472.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harwe falls under Mandu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harwe is Chainpur, about 2.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harwe.

Harwe is about 10 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwe is in Mandu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Chainpur is about 2.8 km away. Kuju is about 7.4 km away. Ramgarh is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sondiha (2.3 km), Barbanda (2.4 km) and Chhotkidundi (2.8 km).

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

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