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About Hardesan Village

Hardesan is a mid sized village in Mahesana tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 457 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardesan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardesan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Mahesana
Pincode 384001
Area (hectares) 355.68 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 457
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hardesan compares

By the 2011 count Hardesan is the 100th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,914 residents. Its 355.68 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Hardesan

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

Hardesan lies about 8.9 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Panchot, about 3.6 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 Hardesan
Nearest railway station Panchot 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahesana 8.9 km
Nearest town Mahesāna 8.9 km

Villages closest to Hardesan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardesan village had a population of 852. That makes it the 100th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,914 residents.

Hardesan village has 457 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardesan has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Hardesan is 384001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardesan covers 355.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hardesan falls under Mahesana tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Hardesan is Panchot, about 3.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hardesan.

Hardesan is about 8.9 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardesan is in Mahesana tehsil of Mahesana district. Panchot is about 3.6 km away. Mahesana is about 8.9 km away. Mahesāna is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodla (2.2 km), Gilosan (3.4 km) and Panchot (3.5 km).

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

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