# Hardar Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Hardar

Hardar is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,424 people in 678 households**, the 37th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 3,424people (2011)
- 678households
- 58.3%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Hardar PIN code and other codes

Hardar falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHardar
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222118

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hardar from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)21 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)21 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 Hardar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Hardar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Hardar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Hardar

Of every 100 households in Hardar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hardar · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Hardar?

■ Hardar · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**961

Working population ****25.2%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 48.2% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 181 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 654 (76%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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 Jokihat

- Ramganj3,571 people
- Pipra Pachhiari3,566 people
- Baharbari3,540 people
- Naua Nankar3,491 people
- Bhagwanpur3,341 people
- Ukhwa3,300 people
- Gogra3,288 people
- Satbhita3,283 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hardar from Araria?21 km by road
- What is the population of Hardar?3,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hardar in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hardar?58.3% (Census 2011)