About Harjiana Village

Harjiana is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 313 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harjiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harjiana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144530
Area (hectares)	456 hectares
Population	603
Male Population	313
Female Population	290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Harjiana compares

By the 2011 count Harjiana is the 193rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 456 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Harjiana

Harjiana 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 Harjiana 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 Harjiana from other places

Harjiana lies about 47 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 6.2 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 Harjiana
Nearest railway station	Khatkarkalan Jhandaji	6.2 km
Nearest town	Banga	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	18 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	47 km

Villages closest to Harjiana

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

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Common questions about Harjiana

As per the Census of India 2011, Harjiana village had a population of 603. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Harjiana village has 313 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harjiana has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Harjiana is 144530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harjiana covers 456 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harjiana falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Harjiana is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 6.2 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 Harjiana.

Harjiana is about 47 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harjiana is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khatkarkalan Jhandaji is about 6.2 km away. Banga is about 7.9 km away. Garhshankar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.