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About Hardia Village

Hardia is one of the larger villages in Turkaulia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,595, made up of 5,668 males and 4,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Turkaulia
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 733.8 hectares
Population 10,595
Male Population 5,668
Female Population 4,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hardia compares

By the 2011 count Hardia is the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,466 residents. Its 733.8 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below 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 5 - 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 5 - 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 30 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bettiah, about 6.0 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 Bettiah 6.0 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Turkaulia 31 km

Villages closest to Hardia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Turkaulia 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 10,595. That makes it the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,466 residents.

Hardia village has 5,668 males and 4,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardia has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Hardia is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardia covers 733.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hardia falls under Turkaulia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hardia is Bettiah, about 6.0 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 km distance for Hardia.

Hardia is about 30 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardia is in Turkaulia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bettiah is about 6.0 km away. Purba Champaran is about 30 km away. Turkaulia is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chargaha (4.2 km), Barharwa (22 km) and Sankar Saraiya (27 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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