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About Harnal Village

Harnal is a mid sized village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 291 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585212
Area (hectares) 210.09 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 291
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harnal compares

By the 2011 count Harnal is the 130th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 210.09 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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 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 40 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Gaudgaon, about 20 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 Harnal
Nearest town Afzalpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Gaudgaon 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 32 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 40 km

Villages closest to Harnal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jevargi 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 535. That makes it the 130th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Harnal village has 291 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnal has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Harnal is 585212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnal covers 210.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harnal falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Harnal is Gaudgaon, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harnal.

Harnal is about 40 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnal is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Afzalpur is about 17 km away. Gaudgaon is about 20 km away. Jevargi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidnal (under 2 km), Ankalga (2.7 km) and Bhosga (4.1 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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