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About Hardia Village

Hardia is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 192 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, 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 Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 192
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardia compares

By the 2011 count Hardia is the 193rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

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 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 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 38 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, about 8.1 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 Hardia
Nearest railway station Hazaribagh Road 8.1 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 38 km

Villages closest to Hardia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanwar 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 370. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Hardia village has 192 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardia has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Hardia is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardia covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hardia falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hardia is Hazaribagh Road, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hardia.

Hardia is about 38 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 Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Hazaribagh Road is about 8.1 km away. Barki Saria is about 8.1 km away. Dhanwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhab (under 2 km), Jitkundi (3.7 km) and Salaidih (4.7 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.

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