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About Hardu Chanam Village

Hardu Chanam is a mid sized village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 309 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardu Chanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardu Chanam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Rafiabad
Pincode 193303
Area (hectares) 162.3 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 309
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardu Chanam compares

By the 2011 count Hardu Chanam is the 44th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 162.3 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Hardu Chanam

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

Hardu Chanam lies about 11 km from Baramula. 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 Chanam
Tehsil headquarters Rafiabad 5.9 km
District headquarters Baramula 11 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 11 km

Villages closest to Hardu Chanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardu Chanam village had a population of 602. That makes it the 44th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Hardu Chanam village has 309 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardu Chanam has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Hardu Chanam is 193303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardu Chanam covers 162.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hardu Chanam falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Hardu Chanam notes the nearest railway station 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 Hardu Chanam.

Hardu Chanam is about 11 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardu Chanam is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Rafiabad is about 5.9 km away. Baramula is about 11 km away. Bāramūla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonian Saidnar (1.7 km), Balhama Thakan Pora (1.8 km) and Hib Danger Pora (1.8 km).

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

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