About Hardia Village

Hardia is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,260, made up of 4,799 males and 4,461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854318
Area (hectares)	293 hectares
Population	9,260
Male Population	4,799
Female Population	4,461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Hardia compares

By the 2011 count Hardia is the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Hardia

Hardia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hardia 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hardia from other places

Hardia lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about under 2 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 Hardia
Nearest railway station	Haldita Bihar	under 2 km
District headquarters	Araria	16 km
Nearest town	Arāria	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	17 km

Villages closest to Hardia

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

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Common questions about Hardia

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardia village had a population of 9,260. That makes it the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Hardia village has 4,799 males and 4,461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardia has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Hardia is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardia covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hardia falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hardia is Haldita Bihar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Hardia.

Hardia is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardia is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Haldita Bihar is about under 2 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.