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About Hardag Kalan Village

Hardag Kalan is a large village in Ramna tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,868, made up of 1,973 males and 1,895 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardag Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardag Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ramna
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 549 hectares
Population 3,868
Male Population 1,973
Female Population 1,895
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hardag Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Hardag Kalan is the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 549 hectares work out to about 7.0 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 927.

Getting to Hardag Kalan

Hardag Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hardag Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hardag Kalan from other places

Hardag Kalan lies about 16 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 7.1 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 Hardag Kalan
Nearest railway station Meralgram 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramna 9.2 km
District headquarters Garhwa 16 km

Villages closest to Hardag Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramna 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 Hardag Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardag Kalan village had a population of 3,868. That makes it the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Hardag Kalan village has 1,973 males and 1,895 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardag Kalan has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Hardag Kalan is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardag Kalan covers 549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hardag Kalan falls under Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hardag Kalan is Meralgram, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hardag Kalan.

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

Hardag Kalan is in Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 7.1 km away. Ramna is about 9.2 km away. Garhwa 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 Hardag Khurd (under 2 km), Bhagodih (5.8 km) and Chundi (6.8 km).

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

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