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About Hardichak Village

Hardichak is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 758 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.08 hectares hectares.

Hardichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardichak village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 51.08 hectares
Population 1,408
Male Population 758
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hardichak compares

By the 2011 count Hardichak is the 101st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 51.08 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Hardichak

Hardichak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hardichak as Available within 5 - 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 Hardichak from other places

Hardichak lies about 20 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 18 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 Hardichak
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 18 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 20 km

Villages closest to Hardichak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardichak village had a population of 1,408. That makes it the 101st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Hardichak village has 758 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardichak has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Hardichak covers 51.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hardichak falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hardichak is Sahjanwa, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hardichak.

Hardichak is about 20 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardichak is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 5.1 km away. Sahjanwa is about 18 km away. Gorakhpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandalaha (under 2 km), Ballochak (under 2 km) and Bel Bhadara Chak (under 2 km).

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

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