About Harchandpur Village

Harchandpur is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,815, made up of 1,510 males and 1,305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harchandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harchandpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	813222
Area (hectares)	339 hectares
Population	2,815
Male Population	1,510
Female Population	1,305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harchandpur compares

By the 2011 count Harchandpur is the 26th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Harchandpur

Harchandpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harchandpur as Available within 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 Harchandpur from other places

Harchandpur lies about 36 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Shivanarayanpur, about 6.2 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 Harchandpur
Nearest railway station	Shivanarayanpur	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	10 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	36 km

Villages closest to Harchandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harchandpur village had a population of 2,815. That makes it the 26th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Harchandpur village has 1,510 males and 1,305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harchandpur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Harchandpur is 813222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harchandpur covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harchandpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harchandpur is Shivanarayanpur, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harchandpur.

Harchandpur is about 36 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harchandpur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Shivanarayanpur is about 6.2 km away. Colgong is about 10 km away. Bhagalpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.