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About Hardechak Village

Hardechak is a large village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,663, made up of 1,442 males and 1,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardechak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardechak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Pincode 813206
Area (hectares) 426 hectares
Population 2,663
Male Population 1,442
Female Population 1,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
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 Hardechak compares

By the 2011 count Hardechak is the 27th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 426 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Hardechak

Hardechak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hardechak 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 Hardechak from other places

Hardechak lies about 42 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 6.7 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 Hardechak
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 11 km
Nearest town Colgong 16 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 42 km

Villages closest to Hardechak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardechak village had a population of 2,663. That makes it the 27th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Hardechak village has 1,442 males and 1,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardechak has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Hardechak is 813206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardechak covers 426 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hardechak falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hardechak is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 6.7 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 Hardechak.

Hardechak is about 42 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardechak is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 6.7 km away. Pirpainti is about 11 km away. Colgong is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzagaon (under 2 km), Babupur (under 2 km) and Babupur Hazipur Milik (under 2 km).

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

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