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About Harnai Village

Harnai is one of the larger villages in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,274, made up of 3,623 males and 3,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Pincode 415713
Area (hectares) 591.43 hectares
Population 7,274
Male Population 3,623
Female Population 3,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harnai compares

By the 2011 count Harnai is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 591.43 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Harnai

Harnai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harnai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Harnai from other places

Harnai lies about 94 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vinhere, about 32 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 Harnai
Tehsil headquarters Dapoli 11 km
Nearest railway station Vinhere 32 km
Nearest town Mahād 45 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 94 km

Villages closest to Harnai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnai village had a population of 7,274. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Harnai village has 3,623 males and 3,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnai has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

The pincode recorded for Harnai is 415713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnai covers 591.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harnai falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Harnai is Vinhere, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance for Harnai.

Harnai is about 94 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnai is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Dapoli is about 11 km away. Vinhere is about 32 km away. Mahād is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanwadi (under 2 km), Pandhari (2.6 km) and Anjarla (3.9 km).

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

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