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About Harnahwa Village

Harnahwa is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 271 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnahwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnahwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272120
Area (hectares) 76.33 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 271
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harnahwa compares

By the 2011 count Harnahwa is the 623rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 76.33 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Harnahwa

Harnahwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harnahwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Harnahwa from other places

Harnahwa lies about 36 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 23 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 Harnahwa
Nearest town Mehndāwal 10 km
Nearest railway station Chureb 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 28 km
District headquarters Basti 36 km

Villages closest to Harnahwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnahwa village had a population of 510. That makes it the 623rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Harnahwa village has 271 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnahwa has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Harnahwa is 272120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnahwa covers 76.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harnahwa falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harnahwa is Chureb, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harnahwa.

Harnahwa is about 36 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnahwa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 10 km away. Chureb is about 23 km away. Harraiya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathaniya (under 2 km), Mathiya (under 2 km) and Badhuapar (under 2 km).

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

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