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About Harwadih Village

Harwadih is a mid sized village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 411 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 311 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 411
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Harwadih compares

By the 2011 count Harwadih is the 40th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 311 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Harwadih

Harwadih 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 Harwadih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harwadih from other places

Harwadih lies about 29 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 24 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 Harwadih
Nearest town Būndu 13 km
Nearest railway station Balasiring 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Silli 29 km
District headquarters Ranchi 29 km

Villages closest to Harwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwadih village had a population of 836. That makes it the 40th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Harwadih village has 411 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwadih has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Harwadih is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harwadih covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harwadih falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harwadih is Balasiring, about 24 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 village for Harwadih.

Harwadih is about 29 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwadih is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Būndu is about 13 km away. Balasiring is about 24 km away. Silli 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 Dumarbera (3.2 km), Khapchabera (3.2 km) and Hesadih (8.4 km).

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

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