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About Hardu Village

Hardu is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.471 hectares hectares.

Hardu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardu village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 147.471 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardu compares

By the 2011 count Hardu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 147.471 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 991.

Getting to Hardu

Hardu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hardu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hardu from other places

Hardu lies about 31 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 26 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 Hardu
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 28 km
District headquarters Betul 31 km
Nearest town Betūl 31 km

Villages closest to Hardu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardu village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Hardu village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardu has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Hardu covers 147.471 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hardu falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hardu is Maramjhiri, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hardu.

Hardu is about 31 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardu is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Maramjhiri is about 26 km away. Shahpur is about 28 km away. Betul is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tara (3.2 km), Taramkheda Mal (3.2 km) and Taramkheda Ryt (3.2 km).

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

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