Harnaut | |
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City | |
 Sunset view of city | |
  Harnaut Location of Harnaut in Bihar  Harnaut Harnaut (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°22′10″N 85°31′55″E / 25.36944°N 85.53194°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Magadh |
| District | Nalanda |
| Division | Patna |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Harinarayan Singh |
| • DM | Sri Yogendra Singh, IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 181.60 km2 (70.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
| • Total | 176,140 [1][2] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| • Regional | Magahi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 803110 |
| Telephone code | +91-6112 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-21-XXXX |
| Sex ratio | 1.08 (1000/914) ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 78.32% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 38 °C (100 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 10–15 °C (50–59 °F) |
| Nearest city | Bihar Sharif,Hilsa, Rajgir,Barh, Patna |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nalanda |
| Website | http://nalanda.bih.nic.in/ |
Harnaut is a Nagar panchayat and corresponding Block in the Nalanda District of Bihar, India. The Hindu, Buddhist and Jain pilgrim centres of Nalanda, Pawapuri, Rajgir, Bodh Gaya and Vaishali are all near Harnaut. The incumbent Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, is from Kalyan Bigha village near Harnaut.
- ^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). Government of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.