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About Hardiya Village

Hardiya is one of the larger villages in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,998, made up of 3,679 males and 3,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 808 hectares hectares.

Hardiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 808 hectares
Population 6,998
Male Population 3,679
Female Population 3,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hardiya compares

By the 2011 count Hardiya is the 11th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 808 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Hardiya

Hardiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hardiya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hardiya from other places

Hardiya lies about 102 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 3.8 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 Hardiya
Nearest railway station Harnagar 3.8 km
Nearest town Benipur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 34 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 102 km

Villages closest to Hardiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardiya village had a population of 6,998. That makes it the 11th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Hardiya village has 3,679 males and 3,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardiya has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Hardiya covers 808 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hardiya falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hardiya is Harnagar, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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 Hardiya.

Hardiya is about 102 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardiya is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Harnagar is about 3.8 km away. Benipur is about 22 km away. Jagdishpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariar Patti (2.9 km), Asodhan (3.3 km) and Asodhar (3.3 km).

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

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