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About Hardkhale Village

Hardkhale is a mid sized village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 665 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2021.05 hectares hectares.

Hardkhale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardkhale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 2021.05 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 665
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hardkhale compares

By the 2011 count Hardkhale is the 10th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 2021.05 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Hardkhale

Hardkhale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hardkhale as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Golavashi, Gondesakhal, Govil and Guravwadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hardkhale

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardkhale village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 10th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Hardkhale village has 665 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardkhale has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1174.

Hardkhale covers 2021.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hardkhale falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Hardkhale notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hardkhale.

Hardkhale is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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