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About Harni Village

Harni is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 247 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.87 hectares hectares.

Harni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 422.87 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 247
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harni compares

By the 2011 count Harni is the 98th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 422.87 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

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 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 56 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Alewahi, 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 Harni
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 13 km
Nearest railway station Alewahi 24 km
Nearest town Pawni 44 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 56 km

Villages closest to Harni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chimur 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 450. That makes it the 98th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Harni village has 247 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harni has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Harni covers 422.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harni falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Harni is Alewahi, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Harni.

Harni is about 56 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harni is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 13 km away. Alewahi is about 24 km away. Pawni is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khambala (1.8 km), Mahadwadi (2.1 km) and Khutala (2.5 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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