# Hardia Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/hardia/ Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Hardia Hardia is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **9,260 people in 1,863 households**, the 9th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 9,260people (2011) - 1,863households - 43.5%literacy - 854318PIN code ## Hardia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hardia is 854318.** Hardia falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854318 - Gram panchayatAurahi Purab - Community development blockForbesganj - Census village code221561 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hardia from nearby towns? - Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Araria (district HQ)16 km by road - Araria (nearest town)16 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Hardia? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Hardia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Hardia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Hardia Of every 100 households in Hardia in 2011, 16 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Hardia · ■ Forbesganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **12% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **91% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****15%** **20% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****33%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **35% Own their home ****98%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Hardia? ■ Hardia · ■ Forbesganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.5%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **955 Working population ****40.2%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.8% for men and 34.6% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 695 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,416 (38%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 250 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,352 (36%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj - Parwaha10,422 people - Khair Khan9,868 people - Haripur9,563 people - Pipra9,549 people - Dholbaja9,139 people - Khawaspur7,944 people - Pothia7,723 people - Kirkichia7,541 people [All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hardia?854318 - How far is Hardia from Araria?16 km by road - What is the population of Hardia?9,260 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hardia in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Hardia?43.5% (Census 2011)