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About Hardotha Village

Hardotha is a mid sized village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 513 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.94 hectares hectares.

Hardotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardotha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 493.94 hectares
Population 924
Male Population 513
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 801
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 Hardotha compares

By the 2011 count Hardotha is the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 493.94 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 878.

Getting to Hardotha

Hardotha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hardotha 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 Hardotha from other places

Hardotha lies about 59 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 38 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 Hardotha
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 11 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 30 km
Nearest railway station Tila 38 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 59 km

Villages closest to Hardotha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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 Hardotha

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardotha village had a population of 924. That makes it the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Hardotha village has 513 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardotha has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 878.

Hardotha covers 493.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hardotha falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hardotha is Tila, about 38 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 Hardotha.

Hardotha is about 59 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardotha is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 11 km away. Bijāwar is about 30 km away. Tila is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujanpura (under 2 km), Dhanguan (3.0 km) and Barma (3.7 km).

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

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