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About Harkandi Village

Harkandi is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 23 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246174, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkandi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246174
Area (hectares) 28.68 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 23
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harkandi compares

By the 2011 count Harkandi is the 115th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 28.68 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Harkandi

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

Harkandi lies about 49 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 52 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 Harkandi
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 4.0 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 4.0 km
District headquarters Garhwal 49 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 52 km

Villages closest to Harkandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkandi village had a population of 44. That makes it the 115th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Harkandi village has 23 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkandi has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Harkandi is 246174. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkandi covers 28.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harkandi falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Harkandi is Rishikesh, about 52 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 village for Harkandi.

Harkandi is about 49 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harkandi is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 4.0 km away. Srīnagar is about 4.0 km away. Garhwal is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arkani (under 2 km), Sumari (under 2 km) and Jaletha (1.7 km).

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

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