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About Hardu Surash Village

Hardu Surash is a mid sized village in Khag tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,953, made up of 980 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardu Surash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardu Surash village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khag
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 252.5 hectares
Population 1,953
Male Population 980
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardu Surash compares

By the 2011 count Hardu Surash is the 11th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 252.5 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Hardu Surash

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

Hardu Surash lies about 16 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 11 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 Hardu Surash
Tehsil headquarters Khag 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 11 km
Nearest town Soyībug 16 km
District headquarters Badgam 16 km

Villages closest to Hardu Surash

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khag 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 Hardu Surash

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardu Surash village had a population of 1,953. That makes it the 11th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Hardu Surash village has 980 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardu Surash has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Hardu Surash is 193411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardu Surash covers 252.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hardu Surash falls under Khag tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hardu Surash is Mazhom, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hardu Surash.

Hardu Surash is about 16 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardu Surash is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Khag is about 4.7 km away. Mazhom is about 11 km away. Soyībug is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buna Sharan (under 2 km), Peth Saharan (under 2 km) and Nasar Pora (under 2 km).

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

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