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About Hardon Village

Hardon is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 139 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176096
Area (hectares) 56.3 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 139
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardon compares

By the 2011 count Hardon is the 76th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 56.3 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Hardon

Hardon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hardon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hardon from other places

Hardon lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Hardon
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Hardon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardon village had a population of 282. That makes it the 76th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Hardon village has 139 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardon has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Hardon is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardon covers 56.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hardon falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hardon is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hardon.

Hardon is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardon is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 23 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuhara (under 2 km), Dhar Brahmpuri (under 2 km) and Dhar Darumka Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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