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About Hardi Village

Hardi is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 417 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 417
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardi compares

By the 2011 count Hardi is the 58th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Hardi

Hardi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hardi as Available within village. 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 Hardi from other places

Hardi lies about 42 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Saundal, about 12 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 Hardi
Tehsil headquarters Rajapur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Saundal 12 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 42 km

Villages closest to Hardi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardi village had a population of 881. That makes it the 58th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Hardi village has 417 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardi has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Hardi is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardi covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hardi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hardi is Saundal, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hardi.

Hardi is about 42 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardi is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Rajapur is about under 2 km away. Saundal is about 12 km away. Ratnagiri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondhe Tarf Rajapur (under 2 km), Panhale Tarf Rajapur (under 2 km) and Jaitapur (2.3 km).

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

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