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About Harbanspur Village

Harbanspur is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 349 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harbanspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harbanspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Pincode 813221
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 349
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harbanspur compares

By the 2011 count Harbanspur is the 82nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Harbanspur

Harbanspur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harbanspur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Harbanspur from other places

Harbanspur lies about 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 16 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 Harbanspur
Nearest town Kharagpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 33 km
District headquarters Banka 33 km

Villages closest to Harbanspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harbanspur village had a population of 646. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Harbanspur village has 349 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harbanspur has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Harbanspur is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harbanspur covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harbanspur falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harbanspur is Kamarganj, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Harbanspur.

Harbanspur is about 33 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harbanspur is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Kamarganj is about 16 km away. Shambhuganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teldiha (under 2 km), Goera Sahroi (under 2 km) and Goera Lakhanpur (under 2 km).

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

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