About Hardawan Village

Hardawan is a large village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,984, made up of 1,533 males and 1,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares.

Hardawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dobhi
Area (hectares)	263 hectares
Population	2,984
Male Population	1,533
Female Population	1,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardawan compares

By the 2011 count Hardawan is the 12th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Hardawan

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

How far is Hardawan from other places

Hardawan lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 34 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 Hardawan
Tehsil headquarters	Dobhi	5.6 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	11 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	34 km
District headquarters	Gaya	36 km

Villages closest to Hardawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardawan village had a population of 2,984. That makes it the 12th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Hardawan village has 1,533 males and 1,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardawan has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Hardawan covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hardawan falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hardawan is Tankuppa, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Hardawan.

Hardawan is about 36 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardawan is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 5.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 11 km away. Tankuppa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.