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About Hardia Village

Hardia is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 82 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815302, 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 Gande
Pincode 815302
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 82
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardia compares

By the 2011 count Hardia is the 210th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Hardia

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

Hardia lies about 18 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 8.9 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 Giridih 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 18 km

Villages closest to Hardia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 151. That makes it the 210th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Hardia village has 82 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardia has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Hardia is 815302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardia covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hardia falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hardia is Giridih, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hardia.

Hardia is about 18 km from Gande in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardia is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Giridih is about 8.9 km away. Gande is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolhmarni (2.0 km), Nawatanr (4.7 km) and Nawatanr Alias Gaganpur (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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