Harnaut
Harnaut | |
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Town | |
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 | |
| • Type | Nagar panchayat |
| • Body | Nagar Panchayat Harnaut |
| • Member of Parliament | Kaushalendra Kumar |
| • District Magistrate | Kundan Kumar, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police, Nalanda | Bharat Soni, IPS |
| • MLA | Hari Narayan Singh |
| • Chief Councillor | Babita Devi |
| Area | |
• Total | 181.60 km2 (70.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 176,140 |
| • Density | 969.93/km2 (2,512.1/sq mi) |
| 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, Rajgir, Patna |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nalanda |
| Website | harnautnagarpanchayat |
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.