Skip to main content

About Hardia Village

Hardia is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 271 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,317 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 628
Male Population 271
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,317
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hardia compares

By the 2011 count Hardia is the 101st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Hardia

Hardia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hardia as Available within 5 - 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 Hardia from other places

Hardia lies about 67 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 29 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 Hardia
Tehsil headquarters Birni 15 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 29 km
Nearest town Jamūī 40 km
District headquarters Giridih 67 km

Villages closest to Hardia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardia village had a population of 628. That makes it the 101st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Hardia village has 271 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardia has about 1317 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Hardia is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardia covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hardia falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hardia is Dhanwar, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hardia.

Hardia is about 67 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardia is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 15 km away. Dhanwar is about 29 km away. Jamūī is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baratanr (6.4 km), Berahitanr (7.8 km) and Pathaldiha (7.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.