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About Hardia Village

Hardia is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 96 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, 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 Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 96
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 97th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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 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 Gawan 7.6 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 Gawan 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 200. That makes it the 97th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Hardia village has 96 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardia has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Hardia is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardia covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hardia falls under Gawan 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 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 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 Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 7.6 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 Dhelua (under 2 km), Ahrae (1.6 km) and Loriatanr (1.7 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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