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About Harbansa Village

Harbansa is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 451 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harbansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harbansa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 805101
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 451
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Harbansa compares

By the 2011 count Harbansa is the 127th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Harbansa

Harbansa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harbansa 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 Harbansa from other places

Harbansa lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 7.9 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 Harbansa
Nearest railway station Jakhim 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 21 km

Villages closest to Harbansa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harbansa village had a population of 863. That makes it the 127th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Harbansa village has 451 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harbansa has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Harbansa is 805101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harbansa covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harbansa falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harbansa is Jakhim, about 7.9 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 Harbansa.

Harbansa is about 21 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harbansa is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 7.9 km away. Rafiganj is about 16 km away. Aurangabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusmi (under 2 km), Balihari (1.8 km) and Luka (1.8 km).

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

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