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About Harnal Village

Harnal is a mid sized village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 442 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bhalki
Pincode 585328
Area (hectares) 212.35 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 442
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harnal compares

By the 2011 count Harnal is the 95th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 212.35 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Harnal

Harnal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harnal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harnal from other places

Harnal lies about 35 km from Bidar. 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 Harnal
Tehsil headquarters Bhalki 6.5 km
Nearest town Bhālki 6.5 km
District headquarters Bidar 35 km

Villages closest to Harnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnal village had a population of 888. That makes it the 95th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Harnal village has 442 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnal has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Harnal is 585328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnal covers 212.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harnal falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The census record for Harnal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Harnal is about 35 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnal is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Bhalki is about 6.5 km away. Bhālki is about 6.5 km away. Bidar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuntesirsi (1.8 km), Kurubkhelgi (1.9 km) and Dadgi (2.0 km).

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

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