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About Hardar Village

Hardar is a large village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,424, made up of 1,807 males and 1,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.4 hectares hectares.

Hardar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Area (hectares) 198.4 hectares
Population 3,424
Male Population 1,807
Female Population 1,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hardar compares

By the 2011 count Hardar is the 34th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 198.4 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Hardar

Hardar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hardar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hardar from other places

Hardar lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 20 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 Hardar
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 3.6 km
District headquarters Araria 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 20 km

Villages closest to Hardar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardar village had a population of 3,424. That makes it the 34th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Hardar village has 1,807 males and 1,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Hardar covers 198.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hardar falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hardar is Kusiargaon, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hardar.

Hardar is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardar is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 3.6 km away. Araria is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Malchhari (under 2 km) and Rani (under 2 km).

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

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