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About Hardia Village

Hardia is a mid sized village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 422 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.8 hectares hectares.

Hardia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Mainatanr
Area (hectares) 242.8 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 422
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardia compares

By the 2011 count Hardia is the 75th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 242.8 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Hardia

Hardia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hardia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hardia from other places

Hardia lies about 33 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhikhna Thori, about 10 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 Bhikhna Thori 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mainatanr 17 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 23 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 33 km

Villages closest to Hardia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardia village had a population of 819. That makes it the 75th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Hardia village has 422 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardia has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Hardia covers 242.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hardia falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hardia is Bhikhna Thori, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hardia.

Hardia is about 33 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardia is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhikhna Thori is about 10 km away. Mainatanr is about 17 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jigna (under 2 km), Pachgachhia (under 2 km) and Pararia (1.7 km).

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

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