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About Harda Village

Harda is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 412 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 292.34 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 412
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harda compares

By the 2011 count Harda is the 71st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 292.34 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Harda

Harda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Harda from other places

Harda lies about 93 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 57 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 Harda
Nearest town Saraipali 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Basna 26 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 57 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 93 km

Villages closest to Harda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harda village had a population of 826. That makes it the 71st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Harda village has 412 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harda has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Harda is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harda covers 292.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harda falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Harda is Sakti, about 57 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harda.

Harda is about 93 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harda is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 24 km away. Basna is about 26 km away. Sakti is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawarchuwa (under 2 km), Salkhand (1.5 km) and Khurdarha (2.2 km).

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

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