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About Hardas Village

Hardas is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 610 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardas village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 610
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 Hardas compares

By the 2011 count Hardas is the 62nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Hardas

Hardas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hardas 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 Hardas from other places

Hardas lies about 33 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bishanpur Halt, about 1.8 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 Hardas
Nearest railway station Bishanpur Halt 1.8 km
Nearest town Katihar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 29 km
District headquarters Purnia 33 km

Villages closest to Hardas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardas village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Hardas village has 610 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardas has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Hardas is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardas covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hardas falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hardas is Bishanpur Halt, about 1.8 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 Hardas.

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

Hardas is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Bishanpur Halt is about 1.8 km away. Katihar is about 18 km away. Baisi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardas Arazi (under 2 km), Majhok (14 km) and Parant (14 km).

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

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