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About Hardu Village

Hardu is a mid sized village in Chicholi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,322, made up of 633 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.02 hectares hectares.

Hardu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardu village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Chicholi
Area (hectares) 564.02 hectares
Population 1,322
Male Population 633
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Hardu compares

By the 2011 count Hardu is the 20th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 564.02 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Hardu

Hardu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hardu 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Chicholi 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 26 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 Chicholi 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 1,322. That makes it the 20th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Hardu village has 633 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardu has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Hardu covers 564.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hardu falls under Chicholi 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chicholi tehsil of Betul district. Chicholi is about 7.0 km away. Maramjhiri is about 26 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 Harnya (1.9 km), Chudiya (3.2 km) and Fongariya (4.2 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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