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About Hardiya Village

Hardiya is a large village in Dhaka tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,467, made up of 1,807 males and 1,660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Dhaka
Pincode 845304
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 3,467
Male Population 1,807
Female Population 1,660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 36th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

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 7.1 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Motihari Court, about 2.4 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 Motihari Court 2.4 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 4.6 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaka 29 km

Villages closest to Hardiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaka 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 3,467. That makes it the 36th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents.

Hardiya village has 1,807 males and 1,660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardiya has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Hardiya is 845304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardiya covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hardiya falls under Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hardiya is Motihari Court, about 2.4 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 7.1 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardiya is in Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Motihari Court is about 2.4 km away. Mothīhāri is about 4.6 km away. Purba Champaran is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haruhani (4.8 km), Bhawanipur (5.2 km) and Turkauliya (5.7 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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