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About Harda Village

Harda is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 122 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 28.24 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 122
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 770
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harda compares

By the 2011 count Harda is the 48th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 28.24 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 8.8 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 Harda
Nearest railway station Sonwara 8.8 km
Nearest town Kālka 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 17 km
District headquarters Solan 17 km

Villages closest to Harda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darlaghat 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 216. That makes it the 48th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Harda village has 122 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harda has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Harda is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harda covers 28.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harda falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harda is Sonwara, about 8.8 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 village for Harda.

Harda is about 17 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harda is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 8.8 km away. Kālka is about 11 km away. Darlaghat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahara (under 2 km), Nalag (2.1 km) and Sera (3.2 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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