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About Hardu Wail Village

Hardu Wail is a large village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,296, made up of 1,182 males and 1,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.3 hectares hectares.

Hardu Wail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardu Wail village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Area (hectares) 317.3 hectares
Population 2,296
Male Population 1,182
Female Population 1,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardu Wail compares

By the 2011 count Hardu Wail is the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 317.3 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Hardu Wail

Hardu Wail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hardu Wail as Available within 10+ 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 Wail from other places

Hardu Wail lies about 5.7 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 8.3 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 Wail
District headquarters Badgam 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khansahib 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 8.3 km
Nearest town Soyībug 10 km

Villages closest to Hardu Wail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardu Wail village had a population of 2,296. That makes it the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Hardu Wail village has 1,182 males and 1,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardu Wail has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Hardu Wail covers 317.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hardu Wail falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hardu Wail is Badgam station, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hardu Wail.

Hardu Wail is about 5.7 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardu Wail is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Badgam is about 5.7 km away. Khansahib is about 6.5 km away. Badgam station is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brel (1.7 km), Watra Hail (1.9 km) and Chak Hokalatri (3.8 km).

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

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