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About Hardala Village

Hardala is a small village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 239 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardala village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Adityapur
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 239
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardala compares

By the 2011 count Hardala is the 88th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Hardala

Hardala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hardala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hardala from other places

Hardala lies about 16 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Birbans, about 9.9 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 Hardala
Nearest railway station Birbans 9.9 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 12 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Adityapur 18 km

Villages closest to Hardala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardala village had a population of 457. That makes it the 88th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Hardala village has 239 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardala has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Hardala is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardala covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hardala falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hardala is Birbans, about 9.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hardala.

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

Hardala is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Birbans is about 9.9 km away. Gobindpur is about 12 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan 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 Ramchandarpur (under 2 km), Thasakpur (under 2 km) and Nua Dih (under 2 km).

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

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