Village · Jagdishpur, Bhojpur # Hardiya Hardiya is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 6,998 people in 1,006 households, the 10th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 6,998 people (2011) - 1,006 households - 70.9% literacy - 902 females per 1,000 males ## Hardiya PIN code and other codes Hardiya falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Hardiya - Community development block Jagdishpur - Census village code 247238 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Hardiya from nearby towns? - Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Arrah (district HQ) 22 km by road - Jagdishpur (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Hardiya? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Hardiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● ITI / vocational school In village · 1 private - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jagdishpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Arrah - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Hardiya known for? The main crops are paddy. About 34% of the 808 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Hardiya Of every 100 households in Hardiya in 2011, 11 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Hardiya · ■ Jagdishpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 11% 5% - Toilet within the home 15% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 83% - Tap water 3% 2% - Drinking water within premises 75% 73% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 92% - Use banking services 65% 63% - Television 13% 12% - Mobile phone 76% 61% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 16% 23% - Own their home 97% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Hardiya? ■ Hardiya · ■ Jagdishpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 67.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 902 910 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 940 908 - Working population 34.5% 34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 60.2% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 537 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 526 (22%) · ■ Household industry 67 (3%) · ■ Other work 197 (8%) · ■ Marginal 1,086 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jagdishpur - Barnaon 9,491 people - Dalippur 8,921 people - Bimawan 8,487 people - Hetampur 7,575 people - Harigaon 6,638 people - UtarwariJangalMahalJagdishpur 6,330 people - Araila 4,893 people - Barad Parwa 4,327 people All 91 villages in Jagdishpur ## Quick answers - How far is Hardiya from Arrah? 22 km by road - What is the population of Hardiya? 6,998 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hardiya in? Bhojpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Hardiya? 70.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/jagdishpur/hardiya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.