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About Harnaul Village

Harnaul is a small village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 55 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnaul village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 57.5 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 55
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
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 Harnaul compares

By the 2011 count Harnaul is the 125th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 57.5 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Harnaul

Harnaul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harnaul 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 Harnaul from other places

Harnaul lies about 35 km from Dehradun. 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 Harnaul
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 7.3 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 18 km
District headquarters Dehradun 35 km

Villages closest to Harnaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnaul village had a population of 119. That makes it the 125th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Harnaul village has 55 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnaul has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Harnaul is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnaul covers 57.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harnaul falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Harnaul notes the nearest railway station 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 Harnaul.

Harnaul is about 35 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnaul is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 7.3 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 18 km away. Dehradun is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandhauli (under 2 km), Kulhan Matak Majri (4.9 km) and Majri (4.9 km).

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

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