About Harchandi Village

Harchandi is a large village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,327, made up of 1,176 males and 1,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harchandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harchandi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813105
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	2,327
Male Population	1,176
Female Population	1,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harchandi compares

By the 2011 count Harchandi is the 18th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Harchandi

Harchandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harchandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harchandi from other places

Harchandi lies about 27 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 5.2 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 Harchandi
Nearest railway station	Tikani	5.2 km
Nearest town	Purāini	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	12 km
District headquarters	Banka	27 km

Villages closest to Harchandi

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

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Common questions about Harchandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Harchandi village had a population of 2,327. That makes it the 18th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Harchandi village has 1,176 males and 1,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harchandi has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Harchandi is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harchandi covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harchandi falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harchandi is Tikani, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harchandi.

Harchandi is about 27 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harchandi is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 5.2 km away. Purāini is about 8.0 km away. Rajaun is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.